Claim · #6494096
Phytophthora ramorum · pathogen pressure · Quercus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phytophthora ramorum was shown to be the cause of sudden oak death.”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 418
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“P. ramorum as an oomycete causing sudden oak death in Quercus in California/Oregon is well-established; organism type, severity, and source quote all align correctly.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora ramorum is a well-established oomycete pathogen causing sudden oak death in California/Oregon Quercus species; all fields are taxonomically and ecologically consistent.”
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