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Claim · #6492493

Cercospora coffeicola · pathogen pressure · Coffea arabica

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“35-65% shade promotes leaf retention and reduces brown eye spot disease”
Authors
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A.
Year
2004
Publication
CSIRO Publishing
Page
47

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Cercospora coffeicola is a well-documented fungal pathogen of Coffea arabica causing brown eye spot; shade reducing disease pressure is consistent with published agroforestry literature for Central America.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Shade reducing Cercospora coffeicola on Coffea arabica in Central America is well-documented; the source quote directly supports the extracted claim and affected-part/pathogen classifications are correct.”

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