Claim · #6492153
Sclerophthora macrospora · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“downy mildew, normally a major maize disease”
- 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
- 113
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sclerophthora macrospora and related downy mildew oomycetes are well-documented major pathogens of Zea mays, particularly in humid tropical Asia, consistent with the source quote and severity classification.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Sclerophthora macrospora and related downy mildew pathogens are well-documented major constraints on maize in Southeast Asia; severity and affected-part fields align with known biology.”
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