Fig. 2From: Diverse maize hybrids are structurally inefficient at resisting wind induced bending forces that cause stalk lodgingA loading diagram of the wind on the plant stalk with an unknown load distribution along the length of the stalk (left); the wind loading above the ear can be resolved as an unknown positive force (F0) and positive moment (M0) applied to the top cross section (right) [4]Back to article page