Claim · #6493738
Cercospora zeae-maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“gray leaf spot of corn”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 192
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cercospora zeae-maydis is the confirmed fungal pathogen of gray leaf spot on Zea mays, and cercosporin toxin production is well-documented for the genus.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cercospora zeae-maydis causing gray leaf spot of corn is well-established; cercosporin toxin production is documented for the genus, supporting all structured fields.”
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