Claim · #6494406
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae · pathogen pressure · Malus domestica
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“It can cause considerable damage to both hosts when they are located near each other”
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AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae is the well-established heteroecious basidiomycete causing cedar-apple rust on Malus domestica, requiring Juniperus virginiana as alternate host; source quote supports proximity-dependent damage.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae is the well-established heteroecious rust requiring Juniperus virginiana (red cedar) and Malus as alternate hosts, causing classic yellow-orange lesions on apple leaves and fruit in spring.”
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