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The development and validation of a model for predicting the risk of lodging in cereals

Reference	D11611
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Christopher Baker
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Birmingham
Department	Civil Engineering
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	160,576
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/08/1999
End date	01/08/2002
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Lodging affects profitability through lower yields and reduced grain quality. In recent HGCA work a mathematical model of lodging has been formulated which has enabled the effect of different crop, soil and meteorological parameters on lodging to be investigated. However, the model contains some major assumptions that have not been fully substantiated, which need to be addressed before it can be used in a predictive sense. This study thus sets out a series of controlled wind tunnel tests on a wheat canopy to simulate the lodging process in a realistic way, to obtain data that will enable aspects of the model to be better specified and developed, and to allow it to be used to investigate different aspects of the lodging phenomenon.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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D11614 The validation and development of a model for predicting the risk of lodging in cereals

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