The invention discloses a cultivation method for improving corn yield in saline-alkali land. The method comprises the following steps: irrigating the saline-alkali land for flooding for once in the middle of March, wherein the irrigation volume for per mu is 60-100 m<3>, airing for 1-1.5 months until the surface of earth is dry enough to allow people to step on, applying 1000kg-1500kg of miscellaneous manure or 50kg-55kg of compound fertilizer per mu, then performing rotary tillage for 1-2 times to mix soil and the fertilizer, pressing by using a harrow and preserving soil moisture, and leveling the surface of earth; treating corn by using a seed coating agent before the corn is seeded, wherein the seed coating agent comprises actinomycin, bacillus mucilaginosus, azospirillum, diatomite, spicy powder, heteroauxin, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, an alpha-pimacol growth regulator, an EDTA-2Na chelating agent, humic acid and turf; mixing bactericide and insecticide with seeds for treating the seeds, namely, firstly adding the insecticide, and then adding the bactericide after piling for 3-6 hours; and immediately seeding after the seed mixing treatment is finished.