Claviceps sorghi · pathogen pressure · Sorghum bicolor

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Claviceps sorghi is the well-established ergot pathogen of sorghum grains; organism type, affected part, and interaction direction are all correct.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Claviceps sorghi is the well-established ergot pathogen of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), infecting florets and replacing grain with sclerotia — taxonomy and interaction direction are correct.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.