请按照nature发表期刊润色这段话的语法表达结构：A recent study showed irrigation increased soil water availability and reduced temperature to prevent seeds overheating postpone the effective grain-filling period and improv

A recent study conducted by Veas et al. (2021) revealed that irrigation has the potential to increase soil water availability and reduce temperature, thereby preventing seeds from overheating. This delay in the effective grain-filling period leads to an improvement in the seed growth rate of soybean.