Claim · #6492098
Fungi / pathogens (unspecified) · pathogen pressure · Hierochloe odorata
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“mulch layer may also provide a microclimate favorable for competitors or pathogens”
- Authors
- Nelson M.K., Shilling D., Cajete G., Kimmerer R.W., Whyte K., Ortiz S., Armstrong J., McGregor J., Nelson M.P., Vucetich J.A., Martinez D., Settee P., Hogan L., Wolfgramm R., Spiller C., Houkamau C., Henare M., Tsosie R.
- Year
- 2018
- Publication
- Cambridge University Press
- Page
- 38
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Dead mulch creating moist microclimates favorable to pathogen development is well-established in plant pathology and IPM literature; source quote directly supports the structured damage_type and affected_part fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Dead mulch creating humid microclimates that favour fungal/bacterial pathogens is well-established plant pathology; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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