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Uromyces loti · pathogen pressure · Lotus japonicus

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“no effect on infection of shoots by biotrophic pathogen Uromyces loti”
Authors
Smith S.E., Read D.
Year
2008
Publication
Academic Press (Elsevier)
Page
113

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Uromyces loti is a known biotrophic rust fungus on Lotus spp.; the claim that symbiosis (SYM) pathway mutations don't affect rust infection is biologically coherent and consistent with the source quote.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Uromyces loti is a known biotrophic rust fungus on Lotus spp.; shoot infection with low pathogenic effect aligns with the source quote and biological expectation.”

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