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Claim · #6493773

Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei · pathogen pressure · Hordeum vulgare

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

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

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei is the correct forma specialis for barley powdery mildew; host specificity excluding wheat is well-established taxonomic fact.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei is well-established as barley-specific; its host-range exclusivity from wheat (f. sp. tritici) is standard formae speciales taxonomy.”

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