Claim · #6493136
Myndus crudus · pathogen pressure · Cocos nucifera
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“planthopper lands and feeds on a healthy palm tree, it transmits phytoplasmas”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Myndus crudus is the established vector of coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma; phloem-feeding transmission mechanism and lethal effect on Cocos nucifera are well-documented in IPM/plant pathology literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Myndus crudus is the established vector of lethal yellowing phytoplasma (16SrIV) in coconut palms, transmitted into phloem sieve elements — all fields consistent.”
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