[Present situation of maize straw resource utilization and its effect in main maize production regions of China].

A survey was carried out in three main maize production regions in Northeast, North, and Southwest China, including 720 villages of 125 counties, with the purpose of investigating the present situation of maize straw resource utilization and its effect. Among the present utilization ways of maize straw resource, the main ones were returning to soil, feeding livestock, and using as fuel, their proportions being 30.8%, 26.