Cochliobolus heterostrophus · pathogen pressure · Zea mays

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “The 1970 SCLB epidemic caused by Cochliobolus heterostrophus race T exploiting Texas male-sterile cytoplasm is well-documented historical fact; organism type, severity, and affected part are all consistent.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Cochliobolus heterostrophus race T exploiting Texas male-sterile cytoplasm causing the 1970 epidemic is well-documented historical fact; entity types, direction, and severity all align correctly.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.