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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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