Claim · #6495926
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum · pathogen pressure · Cucurbitaceae (family)
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“soil fungus and its symptoms are a moist rot covered by white cottony mycelium”
- Source
- Organic Integrated Pest Management for Some Agricultural Pests
- Authors
- Baier A., Dufour R., Guerena M., Van Epen K.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- NCAT/ATTRA
- Page
- 12
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a soilborne necrotroph with broad host range including cucurbits; symptom description accurate.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sclerotinia sclerotiorum produces white cottony mycelium and infects cucurbits; description matches textbook white mold biology.”
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