When early maize crops experienced widespread lodging (stalk collapse), which intervention strategy subsequently improved yield and resilience?

💡 Explanation

Selective cross-pollination increased the stalk's bending strength via increased lignin production; therefore, lodging decreased because the stalk was less likely to buckle under wind loads rather than insecticide or fertilizer application affecting stalk strength.

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