Claim · #6492794
Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“rmc mutant of tomato shown to be more susceptible to F. oxysporum f. lycopersici”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press (Elsevier)
- Page
- 113
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“AM-defective tomato rmc mutant showing increased susceptibility to F. oxysporum f. lycopersici is well-supported by mycorrhiza-biocontrol literature; subject/object roles and harm direction are correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“The rmc (reduced mycorrhizal colonization) tomato mutant is a known experimental line; AM symbiosis bioprotection against Fusarium wilt is well-documented, making increased susceptibility in AM-defective mutants biologically consistent.”
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