Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tomato wilting from bacterial infection - taniuntung/Shutterstock There could be many reasons why your tomato plant (Solanum ...

Bacterial spot disease, caused primarily by several species within the genus Xanthomonas, represents a significant threat to tomato and pepper production worldwide. The disease manifests as necrotic ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tomatoes represent a $1.9 billion annual crop, nationwide. They’re planted on 330,000 acres across 18 states, but diseases such as bacterial spot can ravage the popular crop.

Bacterial spot causes small lesions on cucurbit fruits, resulting in yield loss when conditions are right. New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows there's little diversity ...