AgroEco

Claim · #6493184

Radopholus similis · pest pressure · Piper nigrum

pest pressure · effect: harmful

eats GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“predispose plants to attack by other pathogens (e.g. black pepper to infection by Fusarium solani)”
Authors
Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
Year
2024
Publication
CAB International
Page
167

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Radopholus similis causing root damage that predisposes Piper nigrum to Fusarium solani is a well-documented nematode-fungus disease complex consistent with the source quote.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Radopholus similis causing root lesions that predispose Piper nigrum to Fusarium solani ('slow wilt' complex) is a well-documented nematode-fungus disease complex in black pepper production.”

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