Claim · #6492270
Gibberella spp. · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“new hybrids solved several long-standing problems through resistance to fungal stalk rots”
- Authors
- Connor D.J., Loomis R.S., Cassman K.G.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- Cambridge University Press
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Gibberella spp. causing fungal stalk rot in Zea mays is well-documented; improved hybrid resistance to stalk rots is a recognized US maize breeding achievement consistent with the source quote.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Gibberella spp. are well-established fungal stalk rot pathogens of maize, and hybrid resistance breeding against them is documented in US maize improvement history.”
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