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Claim · #6493772

Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici · pathogen pressure · Triticum aestivum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“the fungus that causes powdery mildew on wheat (Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici) does not infect barley”
Authors
Unknown
Year
Unknown
Publication
Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
Page
208

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Blumeria graminis is strictly host-specific at the forma specialis level; f. sp. tritici infects wheat, f. sp. hordei infects barley — the source quote correctly reflects this well-established formae speciales specialization.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Bgt is a host-specific forma specialis of B. graminis restricted to wheat/Triticum, while barley is infected by f. sp. hordei — source quote correctly states this formae speciales distinction.”

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