Claim · #6493170
Heterobasidion annosum · pathogen pressure · Pinus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fungus Heterobasidion annosum that causes root and butt rot of pines”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Heterobasidion annosum is a well-established basidiomycete pathogen causing root and butt rot in Pinus spp., and Phlebiopsis gigantea stump inoculation is a standard biocontrol method.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Heterobasidion annosum is a well-established basidiomycete pathogen causing root/butt rot in Pinus spp.; Phlebiopsis gigantea biocontrol on stumps is textbook practice.”
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