Ripe Tomato with Bacterial Speck Disease (IMAGE)

Boyce Thompson Institute

Ripe Tomato with Bacterial Speck Disease

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Bacterial speck disease creates unattractive black spots on a ripe tomato, making it unmarketable. The disease is caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato.

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Gregory Martin

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