Claim · #6493172
Arthrinium spp. · pathogen pressure · Saccharum officinarum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Poisoning from moldy sugar cane is caused by a mycotoxin produced by species of Arthrinium”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Arthrinium spp. (especially A. saccharicola/A. phoenicis) producing 3-nitropropionic acid on stored sugarcane causing mass poisoning in China is well-documented; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Arthrinium spp. (notably A. saccharicola/A. phoenicis) are well-documented mycotoxin producers on stored sugarcane in China, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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