Effect of aeroelasticity on the aerodynamics of wheat

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-117

  Farquhar, T ^a   Meyer, H ^a   Van Beem, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT)   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aeroelasticity; Drag; Flexibility; Lodging; Wheat; Wind tolerance

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC FORCE; AEROELASTICITY; FLEXIBILITY; WHEAT; WIND TUNNEL MODELING;

EID: 0034054999     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4931(99)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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