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Vitis vinifera · pathogen pressure · Botrytis cinerea

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Altieri and Nicholls found higher prevalence of grape herbivores and Botrytis bunch rot”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Botrytis cinerea is a well-established fungal pathogen of Vitis vinifera; reduced plant diversity in monocultures increasing disease pressure is a core agroecological principle consistent with Altieri and Nicholls' documented work.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Botrytis cinerea is a well-established fungal pathogen of Vitis vinifera; monoculture increasing disease prevalence is biologically consistent with reduced microclimate diversity and canopy airflow.”

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