Feeling salty? Increased salt stress reduces tomato pest activity

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Apr 16, 2025, 8:43 am47 pts
Increased soil salinity can reduce damage from prominent tomato pests such as the tomato fruitworm, according to researchers at Penn State. They published their findings in the Journal of Plant, Cell and Environment.

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