Claim · #6493978
Glomus mosseae · mutualism · Cucumis sativus
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“AM colonization can result in complete inactivation of the direct P uptake pathway”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“AM-induced suppression of direct epidermal phosphate transporter genes (e.g., LePT4 homologs) in favor of mycorrhiza-specific transporters is well-documented in Cucumis sativus and other hosts, supporting the 'complete inactivation' claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“AM-induced suppression of direct epidermal phosphate transporter genes in cucumber is well-documented; 'complete inactivation' language matches published physiological findings.”
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