Lodging is a significant issue in oat, yet knowledge of the stem and root traits best promoting lodging resistance in western Canadian environments is lacking Further, deployment of methods to assess stem and root traits, especially in the absence of observable field lodging, is critical for…
Lodging, the displacement of plants from the vertical position, is a critical issue in barley causing decreased yield, harvest difficulty, increased disease, and reduced grain quality During cultivar development, lodging is commonly assessed by visual scoring which creates challenges for robust…