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Cotton Screening

Caption: Mark Arnold, Experiment Station research associate, looks for thrips damage on young cotton plants. Identifying resistant and non-resistant cotton lines (top right) will help breeders develop varieties that can withstand thrips feeding damage to the first four true seedling leaves.

Credit: Texas Cooperative Extension photos by Tim W. McAlavy

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