Corn stalk lodging: A forensic engineering approach provides insights into failure patterns and mechanisms

Crop Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2833-2841

  Robertson, Daniel J ^a   Julias, Margaret ^a   Gardunia, Brian W ^b   Barten, Ty ^b   Cook, Douglas D ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 84944457265     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: 14350653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2015.01.0010     Document Type: Article

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