Claim · #6494435
Armillaria mellea · pathogen pressure · Quercus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“shoestring root rot, mushroom root rot, or oak root fungus disease”
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- Unknown
- Year
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- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 602
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Armillaria mellea is a well-documented root/crown rot pathogen of Quercus spp. and many woody hosts; 'shoestring root rot' nomenclature in source quote aligns with structured fields.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Armillaria mellea is a well-established basidiomycete pathogen causing Armillaria root rot on Quercus spp. and many woody hosts; 'shoestring root rot' and 'oak root fungus' are standard common names for this disease.”
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