Claim · #6493775
Botrytis cinerea · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Fungitoxic exudates on the leaves of some plants, e.g., tomato...inhibit the germination of spores of fungi Botrytis”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 211
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tomato leaf surface exudates (notably tomatine and acyl sugars) inhibiting Botrytis spore germination is well-documented in plant pathology literature; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Tomato leaf surface exudates (e.g., tomatine, phenolics) with fungitoxic activity inhibiting Botrytis spore germination is a well-documented host-defense mechanism; source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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