Effect of resistance on thrips development–adult survival.
Adult survival was studied by placing 10 females on a
single leaf disc taken from a new, fully opened leaf using a
leaf punch (∅ 4 cm) that was placed with the abaxial side
downwards on 1.5 %(wt/vol) agar in a Petri dish, covered
with air permeable plastic (Fresh Cling®; Essef, Ledegem,
Belgium). Each accession was replicated six times. Leaf
discs were incubated in a climate room at 25 °C, L16:D8,