From: The effect of plant weight on estimations of stalk lodging resistance
 | Traditional method | New approach |
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Stalk flexural stiffness | \(\frac{{M_{ext} }}{\delta }\) | \(\frac{{M_{TOTAL} }}{\delta }\) |
Stalk bending strength | \({ \hbox{max} }\left( {M_{ext} } \right)\) | \({ \hbox{max} }\left( {M_{TOTAL} } \right)\) |
Bending stress | \(\frac{{M_{ext} \left( {h_{p} } \right)}}{{S\left( {h_{p} } \right)}}\) | \(\frac{{M_{TOTAL} \left( {h_{p} } \right)}}{{S\left( {h_{p} } \right)}}\) |