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Claim · #6492852

Agrobacterium radiobacter · biocontrol · Agrobacterium tumefaciens

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

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Verbatim source quote

“crown gall caused by Agrobacterium tumefociens is controlled by a single application of A. radiobacter strain K-84”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
8

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “A. radiobacter K-84 as biocontrol against crown gall via agrocin 84 competition is well-established IPM literature; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “A. radiobacter K-84 biocontrol of A. tumefaciens crown gall via bare-root dip is a well-established, commercially used mechanism; direction and entities are correct.”

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