Claim · #6494536
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (functional group) · mutualism · Pulsatilla (genus)
mutualism · effect: context_dependent
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“preliminary analysis of different Pulsatilla spp. indicated that the associations lacked specificity”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“AM fungi forming non-specific mutualistic associations with Pulsatilla in boreal/alkaline soils is biologically consistent; source quote directly supports the low-specificity claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“AMF-Pulsatilla mycorrhizal associations lacking strict specificity is well-supported; differential response to inoculum source between congeners is biologically reasonable and consistent with the source quote.”
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