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Introduction

Drought stress poses a major constraint on oat (Avena sativa L.) yield formation. Endogenous phytohormones play a crucial role in the adaptive mechanisms of oat. However, investigating the distinct parts of the oat panicle in relation to endogenous hormones remains a research gap for understanding the physiological mechanisms underlying yield formation.

Methods

A two-year field experiment was conducted using ten oat cultivars to investigate the interaction between yield traits in the upper and lower parts of the oat panicle under drought stress.

Results

The ten cultivars were classified into two groups based on their drought resistance index (DI): drought-tolerant cultivars (DI ≥ 0.670) and drought-sensitive cultivars (DI ≤ 0.574). Regardless of whether cultivars were drought-tolerant or drought-sensitive, grain number per panicle served as the principal determinant of yield (R 2 = 0.182-0.368). Yield variation among oat cultivars was primarily attributed to the difference in grain number on the lower panicles, under both drought and well-watered conditions (R 2 = 0.879-0.923). Under drought stress, cytokinin (CTK) content significantly decreased in drought-tolerant cultivars (p < 0.001), while a reduction was observed only in the upper panicles of the drought-sensitive cultivars (p < 0.05). Under drought stress, the indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) content in the lower panicles increased in drought-tolerant cultivars (p < 0.001), while it significantly decreased in drought-sensitive cultivars (p < 0.001).

Discussion

These results demonstrate that IAA and CTK in drought-tolerant cultivars play a pivotal role in modulating basal grain development under water deficit conditions.", "affiliation": "College of Agronomy/National Outstanding Talents In Agricultural Research And Its Innovation Team, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China.", "publicationStatus": "epublish", "language": "eng", "pubModel": "Electronic-eCollection", "pubTypeList": { "pubType": [ "research-article", "Journal Article" ] }, "keywordList": { "keyword": [ "Cytokinin", "Indole-3-acetic acid", "Grain number", "Grain Yield", "Avena Sativa L." ] }, "fullTextUrlList": { "fullTextUrl": [ { "availability": "Subscription required", "availabilityCode": "S", "documentStyle": "doi", "site": "DOI", "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1808726" }, { "availability": "Open access", "availabilityCode": "OA", "documentStyle": "html", "site": "Europe_PMC", "url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13194004" }, { "availability": 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Introduction

This study integrated field experiments with the HYDRUS-2D model to investigate the effects of water-nitrogen coupling on winter wheat yield and nitrogen transformation.

Materials and methods

Field trials incorporated two irrigation regimes-conventional irrigation (75%-100% of field capacity) and drought stress (50%-60% of field capacity)-alongside three nitrogen application rates (100, 200, and 300 kg/ha) applied during the jointing and filling stages. The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of drought and rewatering on the spatiotemporal distribution, transformation, and leaching of soil nitrogen, and to assess the HYDRUS-2D model's applicability in simulating non-steady-state water-nitrogen dynamics.

Results

The results indicated that the HYDRUS-2D model demonstrated high accuracy in simulating the spatiotemporal dynamics of ammonium and nitrate nitrogen, with coefficients of determination R2 exceeding 0.78 and both RMSE and MAE values below 5.97. Regarding nitrogen transformation, drought during the jointing stage significantly inhibited nitrification, leading to the accumulation of ammonium nitrogen in the 0-40 cm soil layer. Upon rewatering, the rapid conversion of ammonium to nitrate nitrogen enhanced leaching into deeper soil layers (40-100 cm). Conversely, drought during the filling stage had a minimal impact on nitrogen transformation and posed a comparatively lower risk of nitrate leaching following rewatering. Finally, nitrogen application significantly influenced crop yield; moderate application (200 kg/ha) combined with adequate irrigation maximized winter wheat yield, whereas excessive application resulted in nitrogen loss and yield reduction.

Discussion

These findings validate the model's predictive capability and provide theoretical insights for optimizing water and nitrogen management to enhance crop yield and mitigate environmental pollution under water resource constraints.", "affiliation": "School of Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, China.", "publicationStatus": "epublish", "language": "eng", "pubModel": "Electronic-eCollection", "pubTypeList": { "pubType": [ "research-article", "Journal Article" ] }, "keywordList": { "keyword": [ "Winter wheat", "Nitrate nitrogen", "nitrogen transformation", "Ammonium Nitrogen", "Hydrus", "Water-nitrogen Coupling" ] }, "fullTextUrlList": { "fullTextUrl": [ { "availability": "Subscription required", "availabilityCode": "S", "documentStyle": "doi", "site": "DOI", "url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1793353" }, { "availability": "Open access", "availabilityCode": "OA", "documentStyle": "html", "site": "Europe_PMC", "url": 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The rational application of water-retaining agents is an important approach to alleviating production constraints in artificial grasslands facing resource-based water scarcity. This study investigated two types of water-retaining agents [starch-grafted acrylate water-retaining agent (B1) and polyacrylamide water-retaining agent (B2)] and four application rates [0 kg·hm-2 (CK), 30 kg·hm-2 (T1), 60 kg·hm-2 (T2), 90 kg·hm-2 (T3)], systematically analyzing their effects on the growth, osmotic adjustment substances, antioxidant enzyme activities, and yield of alfalfa. The results showed that alfalfa plant height, stem diameter, leaf area, branch number, soluble sugar (SS), soluble protein (SP), and proline (Pro) all exhibited a decreasing trend with increasing cutting times. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD) in alfalfa leaves initially increased and then decreased with increasing application rates of water-retaining agents, while malondialdehyde (MDA) content showed a decreasing trend. Under the B2T2 treatment, both alfalfa yield and water-use efficiency (WUE) reached their highest values, recorded as 4931.97 kg·hm-2 (2022), 6021.44 kg·hm-2 (2023) and 2.19 kg·m-3 (2022), 2.39 kg·m-3 (2023), respectively. Based on the principal component analysis for comprehensive evaluation, the B2T2 treatment (polyacrylamide water-retaining agent applied at 60 kg·hm-2) achieved the highest comprehensive score in both years and could synergistically improve alfalfa yield and water-use efficiency. However, its applicability in the Yellow River irrigation region of Gansu Province and similar ecological areas still requires further verification through field trials.", "affiliation": "College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China.", "publicationStatus": "epublish", "language": "eng", "pubModel": "Electronic", "pubTypeList": { "pubType": [ "research-article", "Journal Article" ] }, "grantsList": { "grant": [ { "grantId": "52269009; 52469007", "agency": "National Natural Science Foundation of China", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "GAU-XKTD-2022-09", "agency": "Gansu Agricultural University Discipline Team Development Special Project \"Innovation in Efficient Utilization of Water and Soil Resources for Specialty Crops in Northwest Arid Areas\"", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "Grant No. 2026CXZX-796", "agency": "The Innovation Fund for Higher Education Institutions in Gansu Province", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "23YFFA0020", "agency": "Gansu Provincial Key R&D Program", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "GSAU-JSFW-2023-144, 26GSLK075, 26GSLK077", "agency": "Gansu Provincial Water Resources Science Experiment Research and Technology Promotion Project", "orderIn": 0 } ] }, "keywordList": { "keyword": [ "Yield", "Growth", "Physiology", "Principal component analysis", "Water use efficiency", "Water-retaining agent" ] }, "fullTextUrlList": { "fullTextUrl": [ { "availability": "Subscription required", "availabilityCode": "S", "documentStyle": "doi", "site": "DOI", "url": "https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15091304" }, { "availability": "Open access", "availabilityCode": "OA", "documentStyle": "html", "site": "Europe_PMC", "url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13164759" }, { "availability": "Open access", "availabilityCode": "OA", "documentStyle": "pdf", "site": "Europe_PMC", "url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13164759?pdf=render" } ] }, "isOpenAccess": "Y", "inEPMC": "Y", "inPMC": "Y", "hasPDF": "Y", "hasBook": "N", "hasSuppl": "N", "citedByCount": 0, "hasData": "Y", "hasReferences": "Y", "hasTextMinedTerms": "Y", "hasDbCrossReferences": "N", "hasLabsLinks": "Y", "license": "cc by", "hasEvaluations": "N", "authMan": "N", "epmcAuthMan": "N", "nihAuthMan": "N", "hasTMAccessionNumbers": "Y", "tmAccessionTypeList": { "accessionType": [ "doi" ] }, "dateOfCompletion": "2026-05-13", "dateOfCreation": "2026-05-13", "firstIndexDate": "2026-05-15", "fullTextReceivedDate": "2026-05-20", "dateOfRevision": "2026-08-13", "electronicPublicationDate": "2026-04-23", "firstPublicationDate": "2026-04-23" }, { "id": "42273616", "source": "MED", "pmid": "42273616", "pmcid": "PMC13246470", "fullTextIdList": { "fullTextId": [ "PMC13246470" ] }, "doi": "10.1002/gch2.70120", "title": "Identifying Mitigation Pathways for Low-Carbon Strawberry Production under Mediterranean Conditions: A Life Cycle Assessment.", "authorString": "Balkiş E, Gülçiçek Uysal O.", "authorList": { "author": [ { "fullName": "Balkiş E", "firstName": "Ege", "lastName": "Balkiş", "initials": "E", "authorAffiliationDetailsList": { "authorAffiliation": [ { "affiliation": "Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering Mersin University Mersin Türkiye." } ] } }, { "fullName": "Gülçiçek Uysal O", "firstName": "Olcay", "lastName": "Gülçiçek Uysal", "initials": "O", "authorAffiliationDetailsList": { "authorAffiliation": [ { "affiliation": "Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering Mersin University Mersin Türkiye." } ] } } ] }, "dataLinksTagsList": { "dataLinkstag": [ "supporting_data" ] }, "journalInfo": { "issue": "6", "volume": "10", "journalIssueId": 4212165, "dateOfPublication": "2026 Jun", "monthOfPublication": 6, "yearOfPublication": 2026, "printPublicationDate": "2026-06-01", "journal": { "title": "Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ)", "medlineAbbreviation": "Glob Chall", "isoabbreviation": "Glob Chall", "issn": "2056-6646", "nlmid": "101705641", "essn": "2056-6646" } }, "pubYear": "2026", "pageInfo": "e70120", "abstractText": "Agricultural production is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting the need for region-specific assessments of climate impacts across food systems. This study evaluates the carbon footprint of open-field strawberry production in the Silifke district (Mersin, Türkiye) using a process-based Life Cycle Assessment approach with a cradle-to-farm-gate system boundary and a functional unit of 1 kg of strawberries. Life cycle modeling was performed in SimaPro using background data from Ecoinvent 3.10, and impacts were quantified using the IPCC 2021 Global Warming Potential method. The results indicate a total carbon footprint of 0.25052 kg CO2-eq kg- 1, placing the system within the lower range reported for Mediterranean strawberry production. The cultivation stage was the dominant contributor (77.56%), followed by raw material supply (22.44%). Fertilizer use, particularly nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) fertilizers, was identified as the primary emission hotspot. Scenario analysis showed that a 20% reduction in fertilizer application decreases the carbon footprint by 9.83%, while solar-powered irrigation results in only a minor reduction (0.56%). Sensitivity analysis confirmed fertilizer inputs as the dominant emission driver (S ≈ 0.49), while electricity consumption has negligible influence. 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However, selecting suitable crops and implementing dual-purpose management pose unpredictable challenges to achieving suitable yields and economic returns. This study analyzed the effects of two treatments (grain and grain + forage) on the yield and photosynthetic and antioxidant properties of four crops (barley, triticale, oat, and wheat) over three growing seasons (2021–2022, season 1; 2022–2023, season 2; and 2023–2024, season 3) and assessed the yield and economic benefits. Compared to oat, barley, and triticale, grain + forage reduced (P < 0.05) the fresh matter and dry matter yields of wheat in the post-cutting growth period and grain yield at harvest. The fresh matter and dry matter yields at harvest of grain + forage were reduced (P < 0.05) by 31.7% and 21.5% compared with those of grain only, respectively. The factor analysis model constructed based on photosynthetic and antioxidant indicators (13 indicators) was ordered season 1 > season 2 > season 3 based on season, oat > wheat > triticale > barley based on crop, and grain only > grain + forage based on cropping system. Dual-purpose cropping demonstrated economic viability and sustainability by improving the harvest index despite reduced grain yield. However, the instability of rainfall has become the most critical natural factor limiting the promotion of dual-purpose crop management. When considering dual-purpose or grain-only cropping systems, oat emerged as the optimal choice, whereas for forage production, barley was the ideal singular crop.", "affiliation": "College of Agronomy and Life Sciences, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong, 657000, China.", "publicationStatus": "epublish", "language": "eng", "pubModel": "Electronic", "pubTypeList": { "pubType": [ "research-article", "Journal Article" ] }, "grantsList": { "grant": [ { "grantId": "XDYC-CYCX-2022-0036", "agency": "Yunnan Revitalization Talents Support Plan", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "202304BI090008", "agency": "Eryuan County Forage Industry Science and Technology Mission", "orderIn": 0 }, { "grantId": "2023", "agency": "Xingzhao Talents Support Plan", "orderIn": 0 } ] }, "meshHeadingList": { "meshHeading": [ { "majorTopic_YN": "N", "descriptorName": "Hordeum", "meshQualifierList": { "meshQualifier": [ { "abbreviation": "GD", "qualifierName": "growth & development", "majorTopic_YN": "N" }, { "abbreviation": 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"fullName": "Taye MG", "firstName": "Molla Gereme", "lastName": "Taye", "initials": "MG" }, { "fullName": "Tzuberi A", "firstName": "Aviv", "lastName": "Tzuberi", "initials": "A" }, { "fullName": "Nashef K", "firstName": "Kamal", "lastName": "Nashef", "initials": "K" }, { "fullName": "Malada D", "firstName": "David", "lastName": "Malada", "initials": "D" }, { "fullName": "Bonfil DJ", "firstName": "David J", "lastName": "Bonfil", "initials": "DJ" }, { "fullName": "Saranga Y", "firstName": "Yehoshua", "lastName": "Saranga", "initials": "Y" }, { "fullName": "Ben-Meir YA", "firstName": "Yehoshav Ariel", "lastName": "Ben-Meir", "initials": "YA" }, { "fullName": "Ben-David R", "firstName": "Roi", "lastName": "Ben-David", "initials": "R" } ] }, "journalInfo": { "volume": "337", "journalIssueId": 4096181, "dateOfPublication": "2026 Mar", "monthOfPublication": 3, "yearOfPublication": 2026, "printPublicationDate": "2026-03-01", "journal": { "title": "Field Crops Research.", 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In the Mediterranean basin, cereal forage production is highly vulnerable to drought and heat stress, with yield losses varying by location, stress severity, and crop choice. It is therefore essential to compare the biomass productivity of various cereal crops as potential wheat alternatives for forage in Mediterranean and semi-arid climates. To compare the dry matter yield (DMY) and related traits of four winter cereal forage crops across five environments supplemented by varying levels of irrigation. Thirteen varieties of winter cereal forage crops were grown in the field under different supplementary water regimes during 2013–14 (one environment), 2014–15 and 2015–16 (two environments each). The cereal forage crops were evaluated for phenology, leaf area index (LAI), dry matter accumulation (DMA) (at different time points), number of tillers, plant height (PH), water use efficiency (WUE) and DMY at the soft dough stage. In addition, relative growth rates (RGR) served as an indicator of biomass productivity. Growth and DMY parameters of winter forage cereal crops were significantly influenced by environment and crop type. Additionally, a strong interaction effect between crop genotypes and environment was detected for almost all traits, except for RGR, LAI and DMY. The highest DMY at the soft dough stage was recorded in oat (2.8–2.2 kg m⁻²), followed by barley (2.0–1.7 kg m⁻²), late-phenology wheat (1.9–1.5 kg m⁻²) and triticale (1.9–1.5 kg m⁻²). Early-phenology wheat varieties, which are the dominant commercial winter forage crops under Mediterranean environments, exhibited the lowest productivity (1.6–1.3 kg m⁻²). Significant contributions of early RGR to WUE were noted in a semi-arid environment. As expected, water availability significantly increased DMY at the soft dough stage, with increments ranging from 17 % to 21 % for early phenology wheat to 36–43 % for oats. Water availability was the primary environmental DMY driver. In addition, number of tillers per meter square was identified as the main driver of biomass build-up. Interestingly, this driver was consistent across environments and all crops except for oat at Env1. These results highlight the promising potential of barley, triticale and oat for diversification of the current Mediterranean winter forage agro-system dominated by wheat monoculture. 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This indicates that forage production may be more suitable than grain cultivation in these environments while also meeting the increasing demand for livestock products. In this study, we compared the effects of cultivating forage maize (Zea mays L.) and forage oat (Avena sativa L.) with those of traditional grain crops, such as potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), in terms of aboveground biomass, crude protein yield, and water use efficiency (WUE). Across the four-year study, the results showed that aboveground biomass increased by 26-125% with oat (9.10 t ha-1) and maize (13.7 t ha-1) cultivation compared to potato (7.23 t ha-1) or wheat (6.10 t ha-1). Maize and potato exhibited greater biomass stability due to longer growing seasons and better synchronization with peak precipitation. In contrast, wheat and oat exhibited higher biomass variability, reflecting their susceptibility to early spring drought. Among the four crops analyzed, maize achieved the highest crude protein yield (1068 kg ha-1) and WUE (31.9 kg biomass ha-1 mm-1), primarily due to its superior biomass production rather than its protein concentration or elevated soil water consumption. 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As a crop used as both a grain and forage, the yield of oat (Avena sativa) is significantly affected by drought. Glutamine synthetase (GS) is a crucial enzyme in plant nitrogen metabolism and plays an essential role in nitrogen utilization, growth regulation, and yield formation. We used bioinformatics analysis to identify the GS gene family in oats, and employed molecular biology, genetics and plant physiology methods to investigate the drought-resistant function of AsGS2-2C. In this study, 11 oat AsGS genes were identified, and the gene family and expression patterns were analyzed. Our findings revealed that a majority of AsGS genes were upregulated under drought and salt stress, whereas they were downregulated in response to cold stress and abscisic acid treatment. Cloning and functional analysis of the AsGS2-2C gene revealed that transgenic tobacco overexpressing AsGS2-2C presented increased tolerance to drought stress in phenotype. Physiological analyses revealed an increase in antioxidant enzyme activities and a reduction in membrane damage in AsGS2-2C-overexpressing plants. Under drought conditions, the expression of stress-responsive genes (Cu/Zn-SOD, MnSOD, CBL1, GR1, GAPC, Gln1-5, and BI-1) was significantly elevated in AsGS2-2C transgenic tobacco. Interestingly, ACR11, GLU, ERD10B, Hxk3 and Ltp1 exhibited initial upregulation followed by subsequent downregulation. 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