Claim · #6493754
Plasmodiophora brassicae · pathogen pressure · Brassica oleracea
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the protozoon causing clubroot of cabbage (Plasmodiophora brassicae)”
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 196
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Plasmodiophora brassicae is correctly identified as a root pathogen of Brassica oleracea; 'protozoan' classification is outdated but historically used, and clubroot/root gall association is well-established.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Plasmodiophora brassicae is a soil-borne obligate parasite causing clubroot (gall/root deformation) in Brassica oleracea; auxin-mediated hypertrophy of roots is well-documented.”
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