Table 2.

Correlation of plant traits with lodging tolerance

Plant trait	Correlation with lodging tolerance	Reference
Plant height	−	Okuno et al. (2014)
Internode length	−	Xiao et al. (2015)
Stem solidness	+	Xiang et al. (2016)
Stem/Culm diameter	+	Xiao et al. (2015)
Culm wall thickness	+	Xiang et al. (2016)
Number of vascular bundles	+	Hasnath Karim and Jahan (2013)
Crop canopy	−	Wang et al. (2006)
Stem material strength	+	Pinera-Chavez et al. (2016)
Tiller number	−	Tripathi et al. (2003)
Lignin content	+	Okuno et al. (2014)
Cellulose content	+	Kong et al. (2013)
Silicon content	+	Zhang et al. (2010)
Root plate spread	+	Pinthus (1967)