Claim · #6494057
soil-borne pathogens · pathogen pressure · general crop plant
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“When a plant is weakened by these conditions it becomes more susceptible to diseases, especially in the root zone.”
- Authors
- Gliessman S.R.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- CRC Press
- Page
- 118
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Waterlogging-induced hypoxia weakens root defenses and favors oomycete/fungal pathogens; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Waterlogging reduces root oxygen, suppresses plant defenses, and favors anaerobic soil-borne pathogens (e.g., Phytophthora, Pythium), making increased root-zone disease susceptibility well-established soil biology.”
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