Claim · #6494381
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum · pathogen pressure · Apium graveolens
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leaves and petioles of plants such as lettuce, celery, and beets suddenly collapse”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 548
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Source quote directly supports sudden collapse of celery leaves/petioles by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; organism type, affected parts, and seasonal context (wet cool) are all biologically consistent.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a well-documented broad-host necrotrophic fungus causing stem/petiole collapse in celery; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
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