Claim · #6495462
Phytophthora colocasiae · pathogen pressure · Colocasia esculenta
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phytophthora colocasiae Ooymcete Leaf blight”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 55
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora colocasiae is the canonical taro leaf blight oomycete devastating Pacific taro; Guam regional context, oomycete class, and high severity all match literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“P. colocasiae causes taro leaf blight — textbook oomycete pathogen of Colocasia esculenta; high-severity foliar damage well documented in Pacific including Guam.”
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