Claim · #6493511
Salsola tragus · pest pressure · Beta vulgaris
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“source of beet leafhopper infestations was found to be from Russian thistle”
- Authors
- Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Page
- 356
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Salsola tragus as alternative host for Circulifer tenellus, vector of beet curly top virus to Beta vulgaris, is well-documented in western US IPM literature; source quote supports the mechanism.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Circulifer tenellus vectoring Beet curly top virus is well-established; Salsola tragus as an alternative host supporting leafhopper populations is documented in western US rangeland systems.”
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