AgroEco

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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