Claim · #6493154
Claviceps purpurea · pathogen pressure · Secale cereale
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Rye is the most frequent host of ergot”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Claviceps purpurea is the classic ergot pathogen of Secale cereale; sclerotia replacing kernels with toxic alkaloids at grain fill is textbook plant pathology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Claviceps purpurea infecting Secale cereale is textbook; rye's open-pollinated florets make it the most susceptible cereal host, and sclerotia replacing kernels with ergot alkaloids is well-documented.”
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