Colletotrichum acutatum · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Colletotrichum acutatum is the well-established causal agent of citrus postbloom fruit drop, with documented >90% blossom loss under prolonged wet conditions during bloom.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “C. acutatum is the well-established causal agent of citrus postbloom fruit drop, and >90% blossom loss in wet conditions is documented; source quote supports the structured fields.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.