Lodging resistance of rice plants studied from the perspective of culm mechanical properties, carbon framework, free volume, and chemical composition

Q Liu, C Yin, X Li, C He, Z Ding, X Du - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this study, four varieties of rice were cultivated on the same farmland under same
conditions and for same duration. However, their lodging resistance was found to be …

Multi-objective optimization of cross-section integrity rate and sawing power consumption in sawing Caragana korshinskii Kom. branches

Y Gao, Y Wang, F Kang, J Kan - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Caragana korshinskii Kom.(CKK) is one of the main trees for wind and sand control in
northwest China. According to its biological characteristics, flat stubble is the main measure …

Mechanical stimulation reprograms the sorghum internode transcriptome and broadly alters hormone homeostasis

Q Li, O Zargar, S Park, M Pharr, A Muliana… - Plant Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Stem structural failure, or lodging, affects many crops including sorghum, and can cause
large yield losses. Lodging is typically caused by mechanical forces associated with severe …

Wind disturbance-based tomato seedlings growth control

P Yang, J Hao, Z Li, F Tchuenbou-Magaia, J Ni - Biosystems Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind-disturbance is a potential eco-friendly technique for tackling leggy seedlings. This
study uses orthogonal experimental design and seedlings vigour assessment by strong …

A Photoacoustic Method to Measure the Young's Modulus of Plant Tissues

O Zargar, Z Zhao, Q Li, J Zou, M Pharr… - Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background The PA method combines optical absorption with acoustic detection of laser-
generated ultrasound signals to enable high-resolution and high-speed imaging and …

The influence of microstructural characteristics and cell wall material properties on the mechanical behaviors of different tissues of sorghum stems

O Zargar, Z Yuan, Q Li, S Finlayson, M Pharr… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sorghum stems comprise different tissue components, ie, rind, pith, and vascular bundles in
the rind and pith regions, of different cell morphologies and cell wall characteristics. The …