Plant hydraulic traits regulating productivity and drought resistance in boreal crops

Tang, Hui; Launiainen, Samuli; Vira, Julius; Kulmala, Liisa; Palosuo, Taru; Aaltonen, Hermanni; Nevalainen, Olli; Fer, Istem; Vekuri, Henriikka; Nousu, Jari-Pekka; Korkiakoski, Mika; Liski, Jari

doi:10.5194/bg-23-8183-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-8183-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-8183-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 21

Research article

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11 Nov 2026

Research article |

| 11 Nov 2026

Plant hydraulic traits regulating productivity and drought resistance in boreal crops

Hui Tang, Samuli Launiainen, Julius Vira, Liisa Kulmala, Taru Palosuo, Hermanni Aaltonen, Olli Nevalainen, Istem Fer, Henriikka Vekuri, Jari-Pekka Nousu, Mika Korkiakoski, and Jari Liski

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-8183-2026-supplement

Data sets

Field Observatory dynamic data storage Olli Nevalainen et al. https://doi.org/10.23728/fmi-b2share.56513f096ca442b19abdef30f63644ed

Data for "Improving agricultural carbon monitoring with Sentinel-2 and eddy-covariance-based plant productivity estimates" Julius Vira et al. https://doi.org/10.57707/fmi-b2share.353cc686b81449d69117df30aeb3613c

Model data for "Plant hydraulic traits regulating productivity and drought resistance in boreal crops" Hui Tang https://doi.org/10.57707/fmi-b2share.7536bc09eed44c71a08e87e545bc9406

Model code and software

satellitetools Olli Nevalainen and Julius Vira https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5993291

SPY-C: v1.0.0 Hui Tang and Samuli Launiainen https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23468303

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How do crops in northern regions cope with drought? We combined several years of field measurements with computer simulations to study oats and forage grasses in Finland. Both crops used water cautiously, helping preserve soil moisture and sustain growth during dry periods. However, dry air limited their growth more strongly than dry soil. These findings can help improve predictions of crop performance and support farming as drought risks increase in northern regions.