Claim · #6494153
Cryphonectria parasitica · pathogen pressure · Castanea dentata
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“destroyed practically all American chestnut trees throughout their natural range”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 476
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cryphonectria parasitica causing near-total collapse of Castanea dentata by mid-20th century is historically well-documented; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cryphonectria parasitica causing near-total collapse of Castanea dentata by mid-20th century is well-documented historical fact; fungal identity, host, and damage description all correct.”
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