Claim · #6494734
Chitinolytic soil microbes · biocontrol · Plant-parasitic nematode eggs
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“increase in chitinase-producing microbes ... thought to degrade the chitin-rich eggshells of nematodes”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chitin amendments stimulating chitinolytic microbes that degrade nematode eggshells is well-documented in nematology/IPM literature; source quote directly supports the mechanism and direction.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Chitin amendments are well-documented to stimulate chitinolytic microbes that degrade nematode eggshells; source quote directly supports the mechanism and structured fields.”
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