Claim · #6494086
Phytophthora cactorum · pathogen pressure · Malus domestica
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the collar rot of apple trees, foot rot of citrus trees.”
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 415
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora cactorum as an oomycete causing apple collar rot (lower stem/bark necrosis) during wet periods is taxonomically and ecologically well-established in plant pathology literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora cactorum as causal agent of apple collar rot affecting lower stem/bark is well-established; oomycete classification and wet-season association are correct.”
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