Claim · #6493703
Ustilago maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The genetics of the U. maydis-maize pathosystem has been studied extensively.”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 164
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ustilago maydis is the well-established basidiomycete pathogen causing corn smut on Zea mays ears during reproductive stages; source quote and all structured fields are consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Ustilago maydis is a well-established basidiomycete smut pathogen of Zea mays, affecting ears during reproductive stages; source quote directly supports the pathosystem claim.”
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