Phytophthora parasitica · pathogen pressure · Nicotiana tabacum

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae is the well-established oomycete causal agent of black shank in Nicotiana tabacum, consistent with all structured fields.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Phytophthora parasitica (syn. P. nicotianae) is the well-established oomycete causal agent of black shank disease in Nicotiana tabacum, affecting stems and roots.”

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