Claim · #6495467
Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli · pathogen pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Acidovorax avenae subsp. Citrulli Bacterium Bacterial fruit blotch”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 57
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (now A. citrulli) is the canonical bacterial fruit blotch pathogen of cucurbits including watermelon; fruit affected part correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Acidovorax citrulli is the textbook bacterial fruit blotch agent of watermelon; bacterium classification and fruit symptomology match published pathology.”
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