Claim · #6494286
Meloidogyne spp. · pest pressure · Solanum tuberosum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) infestations being more associated with larger reproduction and greater crop losses in sandy rather than clay or heavy soils”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sandy soils favor Meloidogyne spp. movement and reproduction; source quote directly supports the structured claim about greater losses on sandy vs. clay soils.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Sandy soils' larger pore sizes facilitate Meloidogyne mobility and reproduction; this soil-texture effect on nematode pressure is well-documented and the source quote directly supports the structured claim.”
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