A simple method for lodging resistance evaluation of maize in the field

Jinsheng Yang; Xiangzeng Meng; Shuangyuan Yang; Jinzhong Yang; Zhaoxia Li; Qinglong Yang; Peifeng Zheng; Xiwen Shao; Yongjun Wang; Lichun Wang

doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1087652

A simple method for lodging resistance evaluation of maize in the field

Front Plant Sci. 2023 Jan 4:13:1087652. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1087652. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jinsheng Yang^{1

2}, Xiangzeng Meng¹, Shuangyuan Yang³, Jinzhong Yang⁴, Zhaoxia Li⁴, Qinglong Yang¹, Peifeng Zheng¹, Xiwen Shao¹, Yongjun Wang^{1

2}, Lichun Wang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Agronomy College, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
² Jilin Academy of Agriculture Sciences/Key Laboratory of Crop Eco-Physiology and Farming System in the Northeastern, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Changchun, Jilin, China.
³ Senior Department, No.1 Middle School Laizhou City Shandong Province, Yantai, Shandong, China.
⁴ Agronomy College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Abstract

The increase of planting density is a dominant approach for the higher yield of maize. However, the stalks of some varieties are prone to lodging under high density conditions. Much research has been done on the evaluation of maize lodging resistance. But there are few comprehensive reports on the determination of maize lodging resistance in situ without injury under field conditions. This study introduces a non-destructive in situ tester to determine the lodging resistance of the different maize varieties in the field. The force value can be obtained by pulling the stalk to different angles with this instrument, which is used to evaluate the lodging resistance of maize varieties. From 2018 to 2020, a total of 1,172 sample plants from 113 maize varieties were tested for the lodging resistance of plants. The statistical results show that the values of force on maize plants at 45° inclination angles (F₄₅) are appropriate to characterize maize lodging resistance in situ by nondestructive testing in the field. According to the F₄₅ value, the maximum lodging resistance F_max can be inferred. The formula is: F_max =1.1354 F₄₅ - 0.3358. The evaluation results of lodging resistance of different varieties of this study are basically consistent with the test results of three-point bending method, moving wind tunnel and other methods. Therefore, the F₄₅ value is the optimal index for nondestructive evaluation of maize stalk-lodging resistance under the field-planting conditions.

Keywords: actual measured value; in situ; lodging resistance; maize; nondestructive evaluation; presumptive value; tester.