Are Maize Stalks Efficiently Tapered to Withstand Wind Induced Bending Stresses?
C. J. Stubbs, K. Seegmiller, R. S. Sekhon, D. J. Robertson
This study investigates maize stalk morphology to determine if rind tissues are efficiently organized to withstand wind-induced bending stresses, finding that stronger hybrids allocate rind tissue more efficiently but remain structurally suboptimal.
Plant Methods · May 12, 2020Peer-reviewedBiophysics