Moniliophthora roreri · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Moniliophthora roreri (frosty pod rot) is a well-documented basidiomycete pathogen causing severe pod losses in Theobroma cacao across Latin America; severity, affected part, and organism type are all correct.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Moniliophthora roreri is a well-documented basidiomycete pathogen of Theobroma cacao pods in the Americas, with reported losses consistent with the source quote.”

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.