Claim · #6495546
Phytophthora spp. · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“higher incidence of disease (including Phytopthora, cherelle rot, pod rot”
- Source
- Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
- Authors
- Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- CIFOR-ICRAF
- Page
- 138
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora pod rot incidence rises under heavy shade and humid microclimate in cacao; well-documented relationship.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora spp. (notably P. palmivora, P. megakarya) cause black pod; humid over-shaded conditions favor sporangia and infection.”
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