Claim · #6496045
Colletotrichum spp. · pathogen pressure · Capsicum annuum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“water-soaked lesions that become sunken and tan; salmon-colored conidia spores”
- Source
- International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Chili Pepper Variety Field Trials (#14-784)
- Authors
- Lin S., Shieh H., Lin L., Sheu Z., Kenyon L., Srinivasan R., Kumar S.
- Year
- 2021
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg / AVRDC)
- Page
- 8
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Colletotrichum spp. anthracnose on pepper fruit is well-documented; sunken lesions and salmon conidial masses are diagnostic and quote supports it.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Colletotrichum fruit anthracnose with salmon-colored acervuli on pepper is classic; symptoms and fruiting-stage targeting are accurate.”
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