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Claim · #6493957

Sclerotinia minor · pathogen pressure · Lactuca sativa

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Progress toward integrated management of lettuce drop”
Authors
Unknown
Year
Unknown
Publication
Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
Page
354

AI critic verdicts

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Sclerotinia minor is a well-established soilborne fungal pathogen causing lettuce drop (crown rot) in Lactuca sativa; integrated management framing is standard in the literature.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Sclerotinia minor causing crown/whole-plant disease ('lettuce drop') in Lactuca sativa is well-documented; 'fungus' classification, affected part, and IPM framing all align with established plant pathology literature.”

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