Claim · #6495707
Cephaleuros virescens · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cephaleuros occur on leaves of...cacao (Theobroma cacao)”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 1
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Cacao foliage hosts Cephaleuros virescens in shaded humid plantings; entity types and pathogenOf direction are biologically sound.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Cacao algal leaf spot is reported in tropical cacao horticulture; low impact aligns with typical field observations.”
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