Claim · #6495340
Colletotrichum graminicola · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“anthracnose stalk rot and southern rust”
- Authors
- Savary S., Willocquet L., Pethybridge S. J., Esker P., McRoberts N., Nelson A.
- Year
- 2019
- Publication
- Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Page
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Colletotrichum graminicola is the canonical anthracnose stalk rot pathogen of maize; reproductive-stage stalk damage is well-established per plant pathology literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Colletotrichum graminicola correctly identified as anthracnose stalk rot of maize; stalk affected_part and reproductive-stage timing match Agrios canonical description.”
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