AgroEco

Claim · #6492461

Brevicoryne brassicae · herbivory · Brassica oleracea

herbivory · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“conventionally fertilised monoculture consistently developed larger infestation of cabbage aphids”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Brevicoryne brassicae on Brassica oleracea is well-documented; higher aphid loads on conventionally fertilised (high-N) plants vs. organic systems is consistent with plant-nitrogen/aphid-performance literature.”

  • entomologist · plausible

    “Brevicoryne brassicae on Brassica oleracea foliage is well-documented; higher aphid abundance in high-N conventional systems matches established plant-mediated nutrition hypotheses.”

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