Claim · #6494392
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora · pathogen pressure · Medicago sativa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Alfalfa plants killed by Phymatotrichum in an ever-widening circle”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (Texas root rot) is a well-documented soilborne fungal pathogen of alfalfa roots in warm US soils; circular kill patterns match established disease progression descriptions.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phymatotrichopsis omnivora (syn. Phymatotrichum omnivorum) is a well-documented soilborne fungal pathogen of alfalfa roots in the US Southwest, and the characteristic circular kill pattern matches established disease descriptions.”
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