AgroEco

Claim · #6492055

Nematoda (phylum) · pest pressure · Plantae (kingdom)

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“problems with fertility, water availability, compaction, erosion, parasites, diseases and insects become more common”
Authors
Magdoff F., Van Es H.
Year
2021
Publication
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Page
17

AI critic verdicts

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Organic matter supports soil food webs that suppress nematodes; lower SOM correlating with increased pest/parasite pressure is well-established in soil ecology literature.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Soil organic matter decline increasing nematode and disease pressure is well-supported agroecologically; source quote corroborates the direction of the relationship.”

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