Claim · #6494237
Gibberella zeae · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Gibberella, causing foot or stalk rot of corn and small grains”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 394
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Gibberella zeae (anamorph Fusarium graminearum) is a well-documented cause of stalk/foot rot in maize and small grains; organism type, affected part, and source quote are all consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Gibberella zeae (Fusarium graminearum teleomorph) is a well-established cause of stalk and foot rot in Zea mays and small grains; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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