Claim · #6493148
Phytoplasma spp. · pathogen pressure · Cocos nucifera
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“phytoplasmas multiply and move throughout much of the phloem of the tree and cause lethal yellowing”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytoplasmas are obligate phloem-restricted prokaryotes causing lethal yellowing in Cocos nucifera; source quote directly supports affected_part='phloem' and severity='lethal'.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytoplasmas (obligate phloem-restricted prokaryotes) are well-documented causative agents of lethal yellowing in Cocos nucifera; planthopper vector transmission and phloem colonization are consistent with established plant pathology.”
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