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Techniques for Evaluation of Biophysical Factors of Resistance in Crop Plants

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Biophysical plant characters confer resistance or susceptibility to the phytophagous insect attack. The quantification of the role of biophysical features is key to designing and developing cultivars’ resistance/tolerance to pests under field conditions. While enumerating the data on the role of plant physical characters, a data sheet is provided to record field observations. Data to indicate the extent to which biophysical features are associated with resistance or susceptibility are also given.

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The authors would like to thank authorities of Annamalai University Tamilnadu, India, for their encouragement and support.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

    N. Muthukumaran & R. Promoth Kumar

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  1. Division of Entomology and Nematology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Akshay Kumar Chakravarthy

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Entomology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

    Venkatesan Selvanarayanan

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Muthukumaran, N., Kumar, R.P. (2019). Techniques for Evaluation of Biophysical Factors of Resistance in Crop Plants. In: Kumar Chakravarthy, A., Selvanarayanan, V. (eds) Experimental Techniques in Host-Plant Resistance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2652-3_18

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