Claim · #6493183
Radopholus similis · pest pressure · Musa spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the presence of the nematode exacerbates Panama wilt on banana caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 168
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Well-documented synergism: R. similis root lesions facilitate Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense vascular colonisation; source quote directly supports the structured mechanism.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Radopholus similis root damage facilitating Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense stele colonisation is a well-documented nematode-fungus disease complex on banana; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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