Claim · #6493006
Spodoptera frugiperda · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“develop maize with resistance to Spodoptera frugiperda”
- Authors
- Dent D.
- Year
- 2000
- Publication
- CABI Publishing
- Page
- 145
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Recurrent selection for fall armyworm resistance in maize is a well-documented plant breeding approach; the source quote directly supports the structured pest-crop relationship.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Spodoptera frugiperda is a well-documented lepidopteran pest of Zea mays foliage/stem, and recurrent selection for host-plant resistance is a standard breeding approach supported by extensive literature.”
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