Claim · #6495719
Meloidogyne spp. · pest pressure · various plants
pest pressure · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are virtually impossible to eradicate”
- Source
- Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Plant Diseases
- Authors
- Nelson, Scot
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- CTAHR Plant Disease PD-105
- Page
- 11
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Meloidogyne spp. are major polyphagous root parasites; impact and persistence quote support claim.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Root-knot nematodes broadly damage landscape and vegetable crops; persistence noted in quote is accurate.”
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