Claim · #6493192
Pratylenchus penetrans · pest pressure · Zea mays
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Among many species that damage maize, P. scribneri, P. penetrans and P. hexincisus are important in temperate zones”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 159
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly names P. penetrans as important on maize in temperate zones; root-lesion nematode on maize roots classified as major pest_pressure is biologically consistent.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Source quote confirms P. penetrans is among important Pratylenchus species damaging maize roots in temperate zones, consistent with known root-lesion nematode biology.”
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