Claim · #6492227
unknown · pathogen pressure · Phaseolus vulgaris
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“poor yield of the bean monoculture indicates problems with disease, other nutrients, or acid soil”
- Authors
- Connor D.J., Loomis R.S., Cassman K.G.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- Cambridge University Press
- Page
- 63
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Common bean is well-documented as susceptible to soil-borne pathogens and acid-soil stress in East African agroecosystems; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Acid soils, nutrient deficiencies, and soil-borne pathogens are well-documented yield constraints for Phaseolus vulgaris in Kenyan highland agroecosystems; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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