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Claim · #6492991

Thielaviopsis basicola · pathogen pressure · Nicotiana tabacum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“suppression of tobacco root rot caused by Thielaviopsis basicola”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
111

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Thielaviopsis basicola causing black root rot on tobacco roots is well-documented; P. fluorescens CHA0 as a biocontrol agent is a canonical model system in biological control literature.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Thielaviopsis basicola is a well-established soilborne fungal pathogen causing black root rot on Nicotiana tabacum; P. fluorescens CHA0 biocontrol is classically documented.”

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