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Claim · #6493945

Rhizoctonia solani · pathogen pressure · Solanum tuberosum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“slow-growing sprouts in cool weather are particularly susceptible to infection by Rhizoctonia”
Authors
Unknown
Year
Unknown
Publication
Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
Page
350

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Rhizoctonia solani is a well-documented soilborne pathogen of potato sprouts; cool soils slowing emergence increasing susceptibility is textbook IPM knowledge, and the source quote directly supports all structured fields.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Rhizoctonia solani is a well-documented soilborne fungal pathogen of potato causing black scurf; cool-soil delayed emergence is a classic risk factor matching the source quote exactly.”

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