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10/03-- Purdue researcher Tesfaye Mengiste has identified the gene responsible for halting the growth of a fungus that causes a fuzzy, gray mold that attacks fruits, such as strawberries and tomatoes. Mengiste, an assistant professor in the botany and plant pathology department, says gray mold disease destroys about 25 percent of the tomato and strawberry crop during some seasons. (Purdue University photo by Tom Campbell)
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