Claim · #6494119
Alternaria spp. · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“rot of lemons and oranges”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 453
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Alternaria alternata causing brown spot/fruit rot on citrus (especially lemons, mandarins) is well-documented; 'warm humid' seasonality and 'leaves, fruit' affected parts align with established pathology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Alternaria alternata causes Alternaria brown spot and fruit rot on citrus (lemons, mandarins, oranges); fungal pathogen role, host, and affected parts are all consistent.”
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