Claim · #6493885
Tagetes spp. · biocontrol · plant-parasitic nematodes
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“marigolds, are antagonistic to nematodes because they release substances”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 309
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tagetes spp. root exudates (α-terthienyl and related thiophenes) are well-documented nematicides in agroecology literature; mechanism and direction are biologically consistent.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Tagetes spp. root exudates (e.g., alpha-terthienyl) suppressing plant-parasitic nematodes is well-documented; mechanism, direction, and source quote are consistent.”
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