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Rhizopus stolonifer · pathogen pressure · Ipomoea batatas

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“fungus Rhizopus nigricans (R. stolonifer)...is an important postharvest disease”
Source
Sweetpotato Production Guides for Hawai'i
Authors
Valenzuela, Hector; Fukuda, Steven; Arakaki, Alton
Year
1994
Publication
CTAHR Research Extension Series 146
Page
7

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Rhizopus stolonifer is a well-known postharvest soft-rot pathogen of sweetpotato storage roots.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Rhizopus stolonifer (syn. R. nigricans) causes postharvest soft rot of sweetpotato; classification accurate.”

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