Claim · #6494596
Nephotettix virescens · pathogen pressure · Oryza sativa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Both viruses are transmitted by several leafhoppers, particularly Nephotettix virescens”
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- Unknown Plant Pathology Textbook
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- 780
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“N. virescens is the primary vector of rice tungro disease (RTSV+RTBV) in Asia; source quote directly supports the structured interaction and mechanism.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Nephotettix virescens is the primary vector of RTSV and RTBV in rice; semipersistent transmission and Philippines context are well-documented in plant virology literature.”
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