Claim · #6493702
Cercospora zeae-maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Lesions of gray leaf spot on a corn plant... caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis.”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 168
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cercospora zeae-maydis is the well-established causal agent of gray leaf spot on Zea mays; source quote directly confirms fungal identity and host.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cercospora zeae-maydis is the confirmed causal agent of gray leaf spot on Zea mays; source quote directly supports structured fields with no direction or taxonomic errors.”
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