Claim · #6493315
Hoplolaimus columbus · pest pressure · Gossypium hirsutum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Hoplolaimus columbus Sher, 1963 is an important parasite of soybean and cotton in the USA”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Hoplolaimus columbus (Columbia lance nematode) is a well-documented migratory endoparasite attacking soybean roots in the southeastern USA; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- horticulturist · out_of_scope
“This claim concerns a nematode pest-crop interaction (parasitism severity), not plant trait values, polyculture geometry, or agroforestry layout — a pest/pathology specialist should evaluate it.”
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