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Claim · #6492346

Colletotrichum spp. · pathogen pressure · Coffea arabica

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“leaf diseases such as rust, brown spot, and Colletotrichum spp”
Authors
Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
Year
1999
Publication
CRC Press / Lewis Publishers

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Colletotrichum spp. causing anthracnose on Coffea arabica leaves and berries is well-documented; listing it as a principal coffee leaf pathogen in Nicaragua is biologically consistent.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Colletotrichum spp. causing anthracnose on Coffea arabica leaves and berries in Central America is well-documented; classification as fungal pathogen and damage to listed parts is consistent.”

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