HANDY: a device for assessing resistance to mechanical crushing of maize kernel

Abstract Background How to control the physical damage during maize kernel harvesting is a major problem for both mechanical designers and plant breeders. A limitation of addressing this problem is lacking a reliable method for assessing the relation between kernel damage susceptibility and threshin...

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Main Authors: Yuan Su, Yang Xu, Tao Cui, Xiaojun Gao, Guoyi Xia, Yibo Li, Mengmeng Qiao, Yingbo Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Plant Methods
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-021-00729-2