Citrus exocortis viroid · pathogen pressure · Citrus spp.

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “CEVd causing up to 40% yield loss on sensitive rootstocks (e.g., Rangpur lime, Troyer citrange) is well-documented in plant pathology and citrus IPM literature; organism type, affected part, and severity are all consistent.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “CEVd causing up to 40% yield loss on sensitive rootstocks (e.g., Poncirus trifoliata) in grafted citrus is well-documented in viroid literature; eponymous name correctly has viroid as pathogen of Citrus spp.”

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