Claim · #6495715
Chalara paradoxa · pathogen pressure · Areca catechu
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Palm species susceptible to Chalara paradoxa are Areca catechu”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 14
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Chalara paradoxa (Thielaviopsis) infects Areca catechu causing stem bleeding; quote supports susceptibility claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“C. paradoxa is a recognized palm stem-bleeding pathogen affecting Areca catechu; fungal classification correct.”
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