Claim · #6493506
Aphididae (family) · pathogen pressure · Solanum tuberosum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“potato viruses transmitted by aphids”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Aphids are well-documented vectors of PVY, PLRV, and other potato viruses; seed-potato isolation from virus sources is a standard certification requirement confirmed by the source quote.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Aphids (Aphididae) are well-established non-persistent and persistent vectors of PVY, PLRV, and other potato viruses; seed-potato isolation concerns are standard IPM practice.”
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