Claim · #6493290
Phomopsis spp. · pathogen pressure · Cucumis melo
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“stem of a cantaloupe plant infected with the fungus Phomopsis sp.”
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- Unknown
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phomopsis spp. are well-documented fungal pathogens causing stem blight/rot on cucurbits including Cucumis melo; source quote directly confirms fungal stem infection.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phomopsis spp. are well-documented ascomycete pathogens causing stem rot/blight on cucurbits including Cucumis melo; stem infection impairing water translocation is biologically consistent.”
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