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Claim · #6495311

Hemileia vastatrix · pathogen pressure · Coffea arabica

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Coffee yields reduced by 16 to 31% in Central and South America”
Authors
Ristaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q.
Year
2021
Publication
PNAS
Page
3

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “16-31% coffee yield reduction from Hemileia vastatrix in Central/South America is consistent with documented post-2012 epidemic; quote supports range exactly.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Hemileia vastatrix yield-loss range (16-31%) for Central/South American coffee aligns with published epidemic data; pathogen classification correct.”

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