Multi-scale modelling predicts plant stem bending behaviour in response to wind to inform lodging resistance.

Lodging impedes the successful cultivation of cereal crops. Complex anatomy, morphology and environmental interactions make identifying reliable and measurable traits for breeding challenging. Therefore, we present a unique collaboration among disciplines for plant science, modelling and simulations, and experimental fluid dynamics in a broader context of breeding lodging resilient wheat and oat.

Mapping crown rust resistance at multiple time points in elite oat germplasm.

Crown rust, caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae Erikss.

Quantifying cereal crop movement through hemispherical video analysis of agricultural plots.

Background: Violent movement of crop stems can lead to failure under high winds. Known as lodging, this phenomenon is particularly detrimental to cool-season cereals such as oat, barley, and wheat; contributing to yield and economic losses. Phenotyping the movement of cereal crops in real-time could aid in the breeding and selecting of lodging resistant cereals.