Claim · #6494091
Phytophthora palmivora · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phytophthora black pod of cacao.”
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- Year
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 417
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora palmivora as oomycete causing black pod rot of cacao fruit is well-established plant pathology, and all structured fields are consistent.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora palmivora as oomycete causing black pod rot on cacao fruit during wet periods is well-established in plant pathology literature; all structured fields are consistent.”
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