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Claim · #6495263

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense · pathogen pressure · Musa spp.

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“fungus causing Panama disease of banana: concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial”
Authors
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
427

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Foc causing Panama disease/Fusarium wilt of banana is canonical; vascular system damage and high severity (TR4 threat) match well-established banana pathology.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense polyphyletic origins (O'Donnell et al.) and vascular wilt of Musa spp. are textbook; classification and severity accurate.”

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