Claim · #6495714
Phytophthora katsurae · pathogen pressure · Cocos nucifera
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“severe disease of coconut trees caused by Phytophthora katsurae”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 6
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora katsurae causes coconut heart/bud rot; oomycete classification correct; quote supports pathogen role.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“P. katsurae is documented coconut heart-rot oomycete pathogen; classification and direction correct.”
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