Research Article

Development of a Portable Electronic Nose for Detection of Cotton Damaged by Nezara viridula (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)

Table 4

Mean (±SD) differences in maximum change in resistance for various carbon black-polymer composite sensors in response to volatiles from undamaged and damaged bolls after 6 s sample. = 13. Asterisks () indicate differences between treatment means significantly differ from zero (paired sample -test, 0.05 significance level).

Sensor numberDifference between treatments [%]

90.20 ± 2.3
10−0.050 ± 0.61
40.20 ± 0.41
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