In order to improve the summer maize cultivation techniques for high yield and high efficiency in Dongting Lake area, field experiments were conducted in 2017-2018 with two machine-harvesting maize varieties (Zhengdan958 and Xiangnongyu No.27) as materials in Taoyuan county, Hunan province. Three nitrogen rates, 150, 225, 300 kg/hm~2, and three planting densities, 60 000, 75 000, 90 000 plants/hm~2, were used in the experiments. The results showed that the whole growth duration was prolonged 2-4 days with the increase of N rate and was shortened by the earlier sowing. Zhengdan958 and Xiangnong...