Claim · #6495712
Asperisporium caricae · pathogen pressure · Carica papaya
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leaf spot of papaya caused by Asperisporium caricae...can also attack papaya fruits”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 8
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Asperisporium caricae is the recognized papaya black-spot/leaf-spot fungus; quote directly supports claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“A. caricae is the canonical papaya leaf-spot pathogen; can affect fruits as quoted; classification correct.”
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