Erwinia carotovora pv. carotovora · pathogen pressure · Allium cepa

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Erwinia carotovora pv. carotovora is a well-documented cause of bacterial soft rot in Allium cepa bulbs, consistent with pest_organism_type, affected_part, and damage_type fields.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Erwinia carotovora pv. carotovora (now Pectobacterium carotovorum) is a well-established cause of bacterial soft rot in Allium cepa bulbs, consistent with all structured fields.”

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