Claim · #6492091
Cochliobolus heterostrophus · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“epidemic of southern corn leaf blight that devastated the corn crop in the United States in 1970”
- Authors
- Altieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O.
- Year
- 1995
- Publication
- CRC Press / Westview Press
- Page
- 61
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“The 1970 SCLB epidemic caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Race T) is a well-documented historical event; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“The 1970 Southern Corn Leaf Blight epidemic caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus (Race T) is a well-documented historical event, consistent with all structured fields.”
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