Blumeria graminis · pathogen pressure · Hordeum vulgare

AI critic verdicts

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei is the established barley powdery mildew pathogen; Mla locus conferring ≥32 race-specific resistance specificities is well-documented in barley genetics literature.”

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei is the well-established barley powdery mildew pathogen; Mla locus conferring ≥32 race-specific resistance specificities is documented in barley genetics literature.”

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