Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend barley as the ideal single crop for forage production.
- Taxon
- barley
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Hordeum vulgaree1 - Outcome
- ideal singular crope1
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Verbatim
e1“for forage production, barley was the ideal singular crop”
Title
Dan Wu; Yuanyan Meng; Xianfu Lv; et al. BMC Plant Biology 2026. doi:10.1186/s12870-026-08446-5
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Compared with oat, barley and triticale, grain + forage reduced fresh and dry matter yields of wheat in the post-cutting growth period (P < 0.05).
- Intervention effect Compared with oat, barley and triticale, grain + forage reduced wheat grain yield at harvest (P < 0.05).
- Intervention effect Fresh matter yield at harvest was reduced by 31.7% under grain + forage compared with grain only (P < 0.05).
- Intervention effect Dry matter yield at harvest was reduced by 21.5% under grain + forage compared with grain only (P < 0.05).
- Observation The factor analysis model based on 13 photosynthetic and antioxidant indicators ordered the seasons season 1 > season 2 > season 3.
- Observation The factor analysis model ordered the crops oat > wheat > triticale > barley.
- Observation The factor analysis model ordered the cropping systems grain only > grain + forage.
- Observation Dual-purpose cropping showed economic viability and sustainability by improving the harvest index despite reduced grain yield.
- Observation The authors state that rainfall instability is the most critical natural factor limiting promotion of dual-purpose crop management.
- Recommendation The authors recommend oat as the optimal choice for dual-purpose or grain-only cropping systems.