The elastic modulus for maize stems

Abstract Background Stalk lodging is a serious challenge in the production of maize and sorghum. A comprehensive understanding of lodging will likely require accurate characterizations of the mechanical properties of such plants. One of the most important mechanical properties for structural analysi...

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Main Authors: Loay Al-Zube, Wenhuan Sun, Daniel Robertson, Douglas Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Plant Methods
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-018-0279-6