Claim · #6495271
Meloidogyne hapla · pest pressure · Solanum tuberosum
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Egg masses are found on the root surface or may be embedded in galls or plant tissue (e.g. potato tubers)”
- Authors
- Jones J.T., Haegeman A., Danchin E.G.J., Gaur H.S., Helder J., Jones M.G.K., Kikuchi T., Manzanilla-Lopez R., Palomares-Rius J.E., Wesemael W.M.L., Perry R.N.
- Year
- 2013
- Publication
- Molecular Plant Pathology
- Page
- 947
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“M. hapla as the major temperate root-knot species and potato tuber tissue embedding eggs are both supported by source quote and standard nematology.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a documented host for M. hapla in temperate regions; tuber-embedded eggs noted in source quote.”
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