Claim · #6496081
Podosphaera xanthii · pathogen pressure · Lagenaria siceraria
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Powdery mildew ... apply fungicide when symptoms first appear”
- Source
- How to Grow Bottle Gourd
- Authors
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, SRTT Project
- Publication
- AVRDC SRTT Project Extension Leaflet (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Powdery mildew is a major cucurbit foliar disease; pathogen role and bio-category correctly assigned.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Podosphaera xanthii is the dominant cucurbit powdery mildew pathogen; leaf affected part is accurate.”
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