Deficit and water excess in maize (Zea mays L.) in greenhouseDeficit and water excess in maize (Zea mays L.) in greenhouse Maize is a culture with importance in global scenario due your function in food industry, as well as yours water requirements in the course of your cycle. Therefore, studies became important regarding the use of water resources where irrigation strategies are of great importance for water savings. This study aimed evaluate different irrigation levels (deficit and water excess) during a total maize cycle and at different specifics phenological stages of the culture. Development characteristics, production and hydric state of the plant were evaluated. The experiments were conducted at Department of Biosystems Engineering from "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, located at Piracicaba, São Paulo State. The experimental design was a randomized block, with 12 treatments and 4 repetitions. Treatments consisted in replacement of 150, 100, 50 and 30% of water evapotranspired (ETc), applied in four subperiods of the total culture cycle: subperiod 1 (V4 to V8), subperiod 2 (V8 to Vp), subperiod 3 (Vp to R1) and subperiod 4 (R1 to R6). The experimental data were submitted to individual variance analysis, and when were possible, conjunct variance analysis, using the average data of the experiments. The first planting was carried out on 18 May of 2012 and the second, on April 21 of 2013, in greenhouse, totaling 137 and 144-day cycle, with sum-Thermal 1413 and 1444 °C accumulated degree days (ADD),respectively. Were evaluated the plant height (PH); ear height insertion (AIT.I); number of ears per plant (NE); ear weight with straw (PEP); weight of ear without straw (PED); number of grain per ear (NG); number of grain rows per ear (NFG); ear size (TE); ear diameter (dE); diameter of the cob (DS); number of between-nodes (NE) and productivity (PG). The leaf temperature was measured (Tm), also the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and leaf water potential (Pl). Leaf water potential showed to be an efficient method regarding hydric state of the plant, there were difference between the four treatments studied (III, EEEE, D50 e D70), demonstrating variation of its value over the day. the response coefficient of the crop to water deficit (KY) were calculated, where the period of bolting and flowering were the most critical when water stress was imposed in specific phenological stages. From the productivity data and water levels applied in both experiments, was possible adjust second degree polynomials models to water productivity (WP) and culture production function. The results allowed conclude that a higher WP were obtained in the treatment D50.