Xiphinema index · pest pressure · Vitis vinifera

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Xiphinema index is the well-established ectoparasitic dagger nematode of Vitis vinifera roots and the primary vector of Grapevine fanleaf virus; severity 'high' and damage to roots are textbook-correct.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Xiphinema index is the well-established ectoparasitic nematode vector of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) on Vitis vinifera roots — both host association and vector role are textbook-confirmed.”

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