Claim · #6496039
viruses (multiple) · pathogen pressure · Capsicum annuum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“vein yellowing, yellow, brown ring and necrotic spots, mosaic and mottle leaves”
- 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
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Pepper viruses (CMV, TMV, PMMoV, TSWV etc.) collectively cause described mosaic, mottle, ringspot and fruit deformation symptoms.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Symptom suite matches typical pepper-infecting virus complexes; generic 'viruses (multiple)' label is appropriate given symptom-based diagnosis.”
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