Claim · #6496037
Phytophthora capsici · pathogen pressure · Capsicum annuum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“crown rot. A lesion girdling the base of the stem causes rapid collapse”
- Source
- International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Sweet Pepper Variety Field Trials (#14-775)
- Authors
- Shieh H., Lin S., Lin L., Sheu Z., Tsai W., Srinivasan R., Kumar S.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg / AVRDC)
- Page
- 8
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora capsici is the canonical oomycete causing pepper blight with crown rot and rapid collapse; multi-organ involvement is accurate.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora capsici crown rot girdling stem base causing collapse is classic; oomycete classification and host range are correct.”
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