Claim · #6493295
Fusarium oxysporum · pathogen pressure · Medicago sativa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“D. dipsaci has been reported to interact synergistically with F. oxysporum on lucerne”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Nematode-fungus synergism (Ditylenchus dipsaci facilitating Fusarium wilt on alfalfa/lucerne) is a well-documented tritrophic interaction consistent with established plant pathology and IPM literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Fusarium-nematode synergism on legumes is well-documented; Ditylenchus dipsaci wounds alfalfa roots, facilitating F. oxysporum infection, consistent with source quote.”
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