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Claim · #6494091

Phytophthora palmivora · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Phytophthora black pod of cacao.”
Authors
Unknown
Year
Unknown
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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