Claim · #6493175
Agrobacterium radiobacter strain K84 · biocontrol · Agrobacterium tumefaciens
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“control of the crown gall bacterium was obtained by preinoculating seeds or roots of transplants of stone fruit trees with a related but nonpathogenic bacterium”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 biocontrol of A. tumefaciens via root preinoculation is a well-established biological control mechanism; source quote directly supports all structured fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Agrobacterium radiobacter K84 producing agrocin 84 to biocontrol A. tumefaciens crown gall via root preinoculation is well-established and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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