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Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“more susceptible to F. oxysporum f. lycopersici”
Authors
Smith S.E., Read D.
Year
2008
Publication
Academic Press (Elsevier)
Page
113

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici is a well-established vascular wilt pathogen of tomato; AM-fungal mutants losing mycorrhizal-induced resistance is documented.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici is a well-documented soilborne vascular wilt pathogen of tomato; root/vascular entry and 'moderate-to-severe' severity are consistent with IPM literature, and AM-fungal deficiency increasing susceptibility is biologically supported.”

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