AgroEco

Claim · #6493066

Puccinia jaceae · biocontrol · Centaurea diffusa

biocontrol · effect: beneficial

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“use of rusts (Puccinia jaceae Otth.) for the control of diffuse knapweed”
Authors
Andow D.A., Ragsdale D.W., Nyvall R.F.
Year
1997
Publication
Westview Press / Routledge
Page
164

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Puccinia jaceae is a documented classical biocontrol rust fungus targeting Centaurea diffusa; source quote directly supports the structured interaction fields.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Puccinia jaceae (knapweed rust) as a classical biocontrol agent against Centaurea diffusa is a documented, biologically consistent host-pathogen relationship; direction and roles are correct.”

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