* A stand of stalks (if referring to plants)
* A bunch of stalks (if referring to a bundle of stalks)
* A row of stalks (if referring to a line of stalks)
You could also get creative and use descriptive terms like:
* A thicket of stalks (for a dense collection)
* A swathe of stalks (for a wide, continuous area)
* A cluster of stalks (for a group of stalks close together)
The best collective noun will depend on the context and what you're trying to describe.