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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