Claim · #6496111
Fungi (kingdom) · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bacterial and fungal infections on leaves, roots, and fruits are common after heavy rains.”
- Source
- How to Grow Tomato
- Authors
- Bosco J., Wame L., Joshi R.C., Palada M.C., Hanson P., Luther G., Suimae D., Tutua J., Koito O., Amiki R.
- Year
- 2009
- Publication
- AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Solomon Islands Project Office
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Fungal pressure on tomato after heavy rains is well-established; kingdom-level granularity is coarse but biologically reasonable.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Humid post-rain conditions favor fungal infection of tomato leaves/roots/fruits; quote supports the claim though kingdom-level taxon is broad.”
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