Ptr1 tomato plant (IMAGE)

Boyce Thompson Institute

Ptr1 tomato plant

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A tomato plant with the newly discovered Ptr1 gene (left) is resistant to the race 1 strain of bacterial speck disease, while a tomato plant without the gene (right) is susceptible.

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Greg Martin

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