Claim · #6496073
Begomovirus (Tomato leaf curl virus) · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Severe stunting of the plants accompanied by downward curling and crinkling of the leaves”
- Source
- How to Grow Tomato
- Authors
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, SRTT Project
- Publication
- AVRDC SRTT Project Extension Leaflet (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tomato leaf curl begomovirus causes downward leaf curling and stunting; quote supports symptoms, classification correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Begomovirus (ToLCV) is a well-documented tomato pathogen causing leaf curl, crinkling, and stunting; direction correct.”
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