Claim · #6493042
Erwinia amylovora · pathogen pressure · Pyrus communis
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“pear and apple blossoms are protected against fire blight (caused by Erwinia amylovora)”
- Authors
- Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
- Year
- 1997
- Publication
- Westview Press / Routledge
- Page
- 130
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Erwinia amylovora as bacterial cause of fire blight on Pyrus communis blossoms in spring is well-established; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Erwinia amylovora is the well-established bacterial cause of fire blight; source quote directly confirms blossom infection on pear, matching all structured fields.”
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