Abstract:Low temperatures during the spring planting season in Northeast China often hinder maize seedling growth, posing a serious threat to yield and production stability. To identify seed coating technologies adapted to low-temperature stress conditions in this region, four treatments were established: uncoated(CK), chemical coating (CC), biological coating(BC), and chemical-biological compound coating(CBC). The effects of different coating treatments on maize emergence rate, stand uniformity, dry matter accumulation and translocation, and yield formation were investigated. Results showed that the CBC treatment exhibited significantly higher emergence rates and stand uniformity compared with the CK, CC, and BC treatments by 31.68%, 19.10%, and 30.76%, and by 8.30%, 6.02%, and 6.16%, respectively. Yield in the CBC treatment increased by 22.53%, 9.07%, and 15.13% compared with CK, CC, and BC treatments, respectively. Although leaf dry matter translocation and its contribution rate to grain in the CBC treatment were significantly lower than those in the CK and BC treatments, the contribution of post-silking dry matter accumulation to grain yield in the CBC treatment was significantly greater than that in the other treatments. Furthermore, the CBC treatment exhibited the highest total canopy leaf area at the silking, milk ripening, and dough stages, though SPAD values showed no significant differences among treatments.In summary, secondary coating with a biological seed treatment on top of a chemical seed treatment synergistically enhances maize emergence rate and stand uniformity, increases effective ear number, and optimizes dry matter allocation. This effectively mitigates the inhibitory effects of low temperatures on corn growth, thereby ensuring increased corn yield.