Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Many tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker - the wilted leaves and blistered fruit that can spoil an entire season's planting. For those whose livelihoods depend on tomatoes, this pathogen - Clavibacter michiganensis - is economically devastating. In a new paper, Cornell University researchers showed that wild tomato varieties are less affected by bacterial canker than traditionally cultivated varieties.