Claim · #6494104
Pseudoperonospora cubensis · pathogen pressure · Cucumis melo
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Downy mildew symptoms on leaves of cantaloupe”
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- Unknown
- Year
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 430
AI critic verdicts
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the well-established oomycete causing cucurbit downy mildew; cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) is a confirmed host, and leaf symptoms match.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the well-established oomycete causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew, with Cucumis melo (cantaloupe) confirmed as a susceptible host; source quote directly references leaf symptoms on cantaloupe.”
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