Claim · #6494345
Diaporthe citri · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Diaporthe, D. citri, causing melanose of citrus fruits”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 501
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Diaporthe citri is the well-established causal agent of citrus melanose, a fungal disease affecting fruit surfaces; organism_type, affected_part, and source_quote all align.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Diaporthe citri is the well-established fungal (ascomycete) cause of citrus melanose; subject, object, and interaction direction are all correct.”
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