Wild tomato species repels whiteflies -- study

摘要

A species of wild tomato repels whiteflies, according to a new report that suggestsrncrossbreeding the wild strain with commercial varieties that are less resistant to the pest.rnThe currant tomato is closely related to domestic varieties but possesses an unknownrncharacteristic that repels whiteflies, according to Thomas McDaniel, a biologist and doctoralrnstudent at Newcastle University in England. McDaniel co-authored the study, which appeared inrnthe journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development.