Boyce Thompson Institute: Newly Identified Gene Grants Tomatoes Resistance to Bacterial Speck Disease
September 01, 2020
September 01, 2020
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 1 -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news:
Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years. Because the culpable bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae, prefers a cool and wet climate, crops in places such as New York State have been particularly susceptible.
Recent research at the Boyce Thompson Institute headed by postgraduates Carolina Mazo-Molina and S . . .
Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years. Because the culpable bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae, prefers a cool and wet climate, crops in places such as New York State have been particularly susceptible.
Recent research at the Boyce Thompson Institute headed by postgraduates Carolina Mazo-Molina and S . . .