DARLING: a device for assessing resistance to lodging in grain crops

DARLING: a device for assessing resistance to lodging in grain crops

Abstract Background Stalk lodging (breakage of plant stems prior to harvest) is a major problem for both farmers and plant breeders. A limiting factor in addressing this problem is the lack of a reliable method for phenotyping stalk strength. Previous methods of phenotyping stalk strength induce fai...

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Main Authors: Douglas D. Cook, Witold de la Chapelle, Ting-Che Lin, Shien Yang Lee, Wenhuan Sun, Daniel J. Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Plant Methods
Subjects:
Stalk
Strength
Lodging
Phenotyping
Maize
Bending
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-019-0488-7

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