Soil Moisture and Vapor Pressure Deficit Affect Ecosystem Water Use Efficiency via Modulating Gross Primary Productivity to Transpiration Ratio in Rainfed Maize in Northeast China
, as soil moisture becomes critically beneficial under such conditions. These findings provide a mechanistic basis for improving water use efficiency in rainfed maize systems under climate change.
Authors
- Yuheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6393-1695)
- Yuping Lv
- Yangjie Guo
- Z. Q. Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-3307)
- Zhixian Li
- Weinan Yao
Institutions
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plants
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15081190
- Primary Topic
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China