Claim · #6494364
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense · pathogen pressure · Musa spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“destroyed 40,000 hectares of Gros Michel bananas”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense causing large-scale Gros Michel devastation in Panama mid-20th century is well-documented; fungal pathogen, soilborne wilt, high severity all consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Foc Race 1 devastating Gros Michel plantations in Panama mid-20th century is well-documented historical fact; 40,000 ha figure is consistent with known literature.”
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