Claim · #6493036
Erwinia herbicola · biocontrol · Malus domestica
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“pear and apple blossoms are protected against fire blight by the application of E. herbicola”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 130
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · uncertain
“[parse failure: ]”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Erwinia herbicola (Pantoea agglomerans) as a biocontrol agent against fire blight via competitive exclusion on pear blossoms is well-documented in IPM literature; source quote supports the structured fields.”
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