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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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