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Stalk Lodging: A Portable Device for Phenotyping Stalk Bending Strength of Maize and Sorghum
D. D. Cook, W. de la Chapelle, T.-C. Lin…·D. J. Robertson
The paper introduces DARLING, a device for field-based phenotyping of stalk strength in maize and sorghum, which induces natural lodging failure patterns and provides quantitative measurements of flexural stiffness and bending strength.
DOI 10.1101/567578