Which limitation constrained maize cultivation spread northward from Mesoamerica into North America before 1000 AD?

💡 Explanation

When maize cultivation advanced northward, shorter growing seasons limited viable crop yields because certain maize varieties needed longer durations for maturation, impacting agricultural expansion. Therefore, brief growing seasons hindered spread, rather than nutrient limitations, harvesting inefficiency, or water management problems, which have alternate effects.

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