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Xanthomonas axonopodis · pathogen pressure · Gossypium hirsutum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“X. axonopodis pv. malvacearum, which causes angular leaf spot of cotton”
Source
Top 10 plant pathogenic bacteria in molecular plant pathology
Authors
Mansfield J., Genin S., Magori S., Citovsky V., Sriariyanum M., Ronald P., Dow M., Verdier V., Beer S.V., Machado M.A., Toth I., Salmond G., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
7

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “X. axonopodis pv. malvacearum is the well-established cause of bacterial blight/angular leaf spot of cotton.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Correct host-pathogen pairing; pathovar malvacearum is the canonical agent of cotton angular leaf spot.”

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