Task: Class Definition Understanding (ontology: Food_Agriculture/Crop_Ontology)

Which of the following definitions best describes 'Drought tolerance index - Method'?

A. Proportion of dead plants in a plot due to collar rot
B. Mean number of apical secondary branches from 3 or 5 randomly selected plants at maturity
C. Leaf dry weight taken after seperation and oven drying at 80âˆžC for at least 3 days
D. Drought yield is assumed as a function of days to flowering, yield potential and residual in a multiple regression approach. The standardized residual is considered as drought tolerance index

Answer: Drought yield is assumed as a function of days to flowering, yield potential and residual in a multiple regression approach. The standardized residual is considered as drought tolerance index