Improving a method for evaluating alfalfa cultivar resistance to thrips

The thrips quantity ratio (TQR) model is an important tool for evaluating crop resistance to thrips based on the correlation between thrips quantities and cultivars. Unfortunately, it is inaccurate, and the results appear significantly inconsistent when analysing the same cultivars in the same field...

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Main Authors: Xiong-bing TU, Yao-li FAN, Ming-shan JI, Zhong-kuan LIU, Nan XIE, Zhen-yu LIU, Ze-hua ZHANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916616416