Claim · #6494439
Ganoderma sp. · pathogen pressure · Elaeis guineensis
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Ganoderma butt rot of palm tree”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 605
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ganoderma boninense causing basal stem rot (butt rot) in Elaeis guineensis is well-documented globally; fungal organism type, severe severity, stem/base affected part, and mature growth stage all align.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Ganoderma boninense causing basal stem rot/butt rot in Elaeis guineensis is well-documented; conks on stem base are characteristic signs.”
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