Claim · #6493878
Cochliobolus heterostrophus · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“southern corn leaf blight caused by Cochliobolus (Helminthosporium) maydis (EPICORN)”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 289
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote confirms Cochliobolus (Helminthosporium) maydis as southern corn leaf blight pathogen on corn; C. heterostrophus is the accepted synonym, and EPICORN simulator association is well-documented.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cochliobolus heterostrophus (anamorph Bipolaris maydis, syn. Helminthosporium maydis) is the correct causal agent of southern corn leaf blight; source quote's synonym 'Helminthosporium maydis' confirms the same organism.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.