Claim · #6494541
Streptomyces scabies · pathogen pressure · Beta vulgaris
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“The same pathogen also affects beets, radish, and other root crops.”
- Authors
- Unknown
- Year
- Unknown
- Publication
- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
- Page
- 672
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Streptomyces scabies (syn. S. scabiei) is a well-documented soilborne actinomycete causing common scab on Beta vulgaris roots; classification and host range match the source quote.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Streptomyces scabies (now S. scabiei) is a well-documented actinomycete pathogen of Beta vulgaris roots, consistent with source quote and structured fields.”
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