Claim · #6495272
Radopholus similis · pest pressure · Musa acuminata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis”
- 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
“Radopholus similis as migratory endoparasite causing banana toppling disease is a textbook tropical-nematology fact; source confirms identity.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Burrowing nematode on banana causing toppling disease is a well-documented horticultural pest in commercial banana production globally.”
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