Claim · #6494293
Ditylenchus dipsaci · pest pressure · Allium cepa
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“malformations, swellings, growth reduction and dry rot in above- and underground parts of plant stems”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ditylenchus dipsaci is a well-documented polyphagous stem/bulb nematode causing exactly these symptoms (swelling, malformation, dry rot) in Allium cepa and the listed hosts; severity 'high' and 'all stages' are consistent with literature.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Ditylenchus dipsaci is a well-documented polyphagous nematode causing bloat, swelling, and dry rot in Allium cepa and the other listed hosts; source quote aligns with structured fields.”
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