Claim · #6495952
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense · pathogen pressure · Musa acuminata
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4) that causes Panama disease”
- Authors
- Ristaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- PNAS
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Foc TR4 is a well-documented vascular wilt pathogen of Cavendish banana threatening global production.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 causes Panama disease via vascular colonization in Cavendish; classification correct.”
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