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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus · pathogen pressure · Pinus spp.

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Incidence of the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus... in Spain”
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
960

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “B. xylophilus incidence in Spain documented post-Portugal spread; pine wilt expansion across Iberia is consistent with literature.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Pinewood nematode incidence in Spain is documented (Mota & Vieira; later EPPO records); subject-pathogen direction and host genus correct.”

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