Found: Tomato 'Fingerprint' for Defense against Devastating Disease (IMAGE)

University of Johannesburg

Found: Tomato 'Fingerprint' for Defense against Devastating Disease

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Bacterial wilt devastates tomato crops world-wide. So far farmers had to wait for mature plants to observe resistance to the disease. Now research shows a possible way of saving time and reducing risk significantly for farmers and plant breeders. A new approach promises to forecast cultivar resistance at seedling stage, when plants already 'mix cocktails' of metabolomic chemicals to defend themselves.

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