The Crop Clamp – A non-destructive electromechanical pinch test to evaluate stalk lodging resistance
Given the ever-increasing world population, maize plays a pivotal role in global food security. A major obstacle facing farmers is stalk lodging (the breakage of the stalk before harvest), which leads to substantial losses in annual yields. Weather, disease, and pest damage are major contributors to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-10-01
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Series: | HardwareX |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067221000559 |