Claim · #6493145
Claviceps purpurea · pathogen pressure · Secale cereale
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Rye, which is often consumed by animals and poor people, is the most frequent host of ergot”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Claviceps purpurea infecting Secale cereale with sclerotia replacing kernels is well-established; source quote supports rye as primary host.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Claviceps purpurea infecting Secale cereale with sclerotia replacing kernels is taxonomically and ecologically well-established; rye's open florets make it highly susceptible, consistent with the source quote.”
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