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Aims
The effect of insect exclusion via netting on bacterial microbiota associated with field‐grown tomato fruit and flowers was evaluated.
Methods and Results
Amplicon‐based bacterial community profiling from insect‐exposed plants and plants wrapped in nylon mosquito netting was conducted on total DNA extracted from tomato flower and mature unripe fruit washes. The V1–V3 region of the 16S rRNA...