What is lodging in plants .

1.	What is lodging in plants .
Answer» Lodging\xa0is the bending over of the stems near ground level of grain\xa0crops, which makes them very difficult to harvest, and can dramatically reduce yield. ...\xa0Lodging\xa0affects wheat, rice, and other cereals, and reducing it is a major goal of agricultural research.\xa0The\xa0causes\xa0of plant\xa0lodging\xa0are legion. High nitrogen levels, storm damage, soil density, disease, sowing date, overpopulation and seed type are all contributing factors to\xa0lodging\xa0in cereal crops. The most common plants affected by\xa0lodging\xa0are corn, but other cereal and grain crops are also at risk.

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