ArticleFrontiers in plant science2021
The Overlooked Biomechanical Role of the Clasping Leaf Sheath in Wheat Stalk Lodging.
Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Quantitative research from the perspective of mathematical and physical crop science: a review of phenotyping, mechanics, and modeling.Plant molecular biology · 2026Review
- Decoding Lodging Resistance in Elite Chinese Conventional Rice Varieties: A Phenotypic and Biomechanical Perspective.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Genetic analysis and molecular mapping of the purple leaf sheath in barley (Hordeum vulgare).The plant genome · 2025Article
- Mechanical stimulation in plants: molecular insights, morphological adaptations, and agricultural applications in monocots.BMC biology · 2025Review
- The Pulvinus Is the Weak Point for Stem Lodging Resistance in Ripe Barley.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effect of testing rate on biomechanical measurements related to stalk lodging.Plant methods · 2024Article
- Experimental error analysis of biomechanical phenotyping for stalk lodging resistance in maize.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional geometry predicts failure location in maize stalks.Plant methods · 2022Article
- Identification of QTL underlying the main stem related traits in a doubled haploid barley population.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- The Crop Clamp - A non-destructive electromechanical pinch test to evaluate stalk lodging resistance.HardwareX · 2021Article
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Abstract
The biomechanical role of the clasping leaf sheath in stalk lodging events has been historically understudied. Results from this study indicate that in some instances the leaf sheath plays an even larger role in reinforcing wheat against stalk lodging than the stem itself. Interestingly, it appears the leaf sheath does not resist bending loads by merely adding more material to the stalk (i.e., increasing the effective diameter). The radial preload of the leaf sheath on the stem, the friction between the sheath and the stem and several other complex biomechanical factors may contribute to increasing the stalk bending strength and stalk flexural rigidity of wheat. Results demonstrated that removal of the leaf sheath induces alternate failure patterns in wheat stalks. In summary the biomechanical role of the leaf sheath is complex and has yet to be fully elucidated. Many future studies are needed to develop high throughput phenotyping methodologies and to determine the genetic underpinnings of the clasping leaf sheath and its relation to stalk lodging resistance. Research in this area is expected to improve the lodging resistance of wheat.
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