Lodging Resistance in Cereals

Abstract

Anchorage failure moment Anchorage failure at the point of failure. Also described as anchorage strength Base bending moment wind-induced force acting on the base of the shoot or the anchorage system. Also described as leverage force Brackling lodging resulting from buckling of the upper half of the stems Crop management agronomic methods of growing crops Failure wind speed Wind speed at which a plant will lodge Hagberg falling number (HFN) measure of bread-making quality Lodging permanent displacement of cereal stems from their vertical position Lodging-proof ideotype Plant dimensions required to achieve a lodging-return period of 25 years Necking lodging resulting from buckling of the stem just below the ear Plant growth regulators (PGRs) chemical growth regulators which reduce the rate of stem extensions Root lodging lodging resulting from failure of the anchorage system Stem failure moment Stem strength at the point of failure. Also described as stem strength Stem lodging lodging resulting from buckling of the lower stems