Claim · #6494408
Cronartium ribicola · pathogen pressure · Pinus strobus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Blister rust kills pines of all ages and sizes”
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
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- 578
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cronartium ribicola as a high-severity fungal pathogen of Pinus strobus is well-established; source quote supports 'all sizes/ages' and affected_part assignment is consistent with known canker/needle infection biology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cronartium ribicola is a well-documented heteroecious rust fungus causing white pine blister rust on Pinus strobus; source quote and structured fields are consistent and biologically accurate.”
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