Monilinia fructicola · pathogen pressure · Prunus persica

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Monilinia fructicola as a high-severity fungal pathogen of Prunus persica causing blossom blight and fruit rot is well-established; the 50–75% loss figure aligns with documented brown rot epidemics.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Monilinia fructicola is the primary brown rot pathogen of Prunus persica; 50–75% fruit loss under severe infection is well-documented and the source quote directly supports the extracted claim.”

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