Claim · #6495279
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus · pathogen pressure · Pinus spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“First report of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Portugal and in Europe”
- 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
- 959
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus first European detection in Portugal 1999 (Mota et al.) is well-documented; pine wilt disease etiology confirmed.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Pine wilt nematode first European report in Portugal (1999) is canonical phytopathology knowledge; vector-borne disease of Pinus is correct.”
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