Claim · #6493149
Ceratocystis fagacearum · pathogen pressure · Quercus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Oaks have been killed for decades by oak wilt caused by the fungus Ceratocystis fagacearum”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 532
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ceratocystis fagacearum is the well-established vascular wilt pathogen of Quercus spp.; fungus classification, vascular damage, and severe severity all align with known biology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Ceratocystis fagacearum is the correct fungal pathogen for oak wilt causing vascular wilt and mortality in Quercus spp., consistent with source quote.”
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