Claim · #6495426
Pseudoperonospora cubensis · pathogen pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Watermelon ... Downy Mildew Equis 720”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 208
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the canonical cucurbit downy mildew oomycete; foliar pathogen of watermelon is biologically standard.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Pseudoperonospora cubensis (Peronosporaceae oomycete) causes downy mildew on Cucurbitaceae; foliar lesions on watermelon are classic and severity 'high' is well supported.”
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