Colletotrichum gloeosporioides · pathogen pressure · Dioscorea spp.

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causes anthracnose on Dioscorea (yam) — well-documented post-harvest and foliar disease in tropical yam production.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex is the canonical anthracnose agent on yam (Dioscorea spp.); foliar lesions are well documented in tropical Pacific systems.”

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