Colletotrichum coffeanum · pathogen pressure · Coffea arabica

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Colletotrichum coffeanum is the accepted causal agent of coffee berry disease on Coffea arabica; 20-80% berry loss range is well-documented and source quote directly supports the structured fields.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Colletotrichum coffeanum is the accepted causal agent of coffee berry disease on Coffea arabica, and 20–80% loss figures are consistent with established literature.”

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