Pseudomonas syringae · pathogen pressure · Glycine max

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea is the correct pathovar causing bacterial blight of soybean, and hypersensitive response via avirulence genes (avrD) is well-documented in resistant Glycine max.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea is the well-established bacterial blight pathogen of soybean, and avirulence genes (like avrD) triggering hypersensitive response in resistant varieties is canonical gene-for-gene biology.”

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