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Analysing lodging of the panicle bearing cereal teff (Eragrostis tef).
The New phytologist - 1 May 2010
van Delden S H, Vos J, Ennos A R, Stomph T J
Abstract excerpt
Lodging, the permanent displacement of crop plants from their vertical because of root or shoot failure, is a major yield constraint of the gluten free, panicle bearing cereal teff. The objective of this paper was to analyse the causes of lodging of teff by using, modifying and validating conventional biomechanical models. The model parameters were obtained from a field trial with two contrasting teff cultivars,...
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