Claim · #6495431
Ralstonia solanacearum · pathogen pressure · Casuarina equisetifolia
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“ironwood trees positive for IWTD contributors Ralstonia solanacearum and Ganoderma australe”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ironwood tree decline (IWTD) in Guam is a documented multi-pathogen syndrome; Ralstonia solanacearum involvement aligns with published Guam research literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Ralstonia solanacearum has been reported as a contributor to IWTD on Casuarina equisetifolia in Guam (Ayin et al., Mersha et al.); vascular wilt mechanism is biologically consistent.”
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