Claim · #6496124
Malvaceae (family) · pathogen pressure · Abelmoschus esculentus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“weeds (Malvaceae) that act as an alternative host to the Cercospora pathogen”
- Source
- Cercospora Leaf Spot of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
- Authors
- World Vegetable Center West and Central Africa
- Year
- 2017
- Publication
- World Vegetable Center fact sheet
- Page
- 2
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Malvaceae weeds serving as alternative hosts for Cercospora pathogens of okra is biologically reasonable.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cercospora spp. commonly use related Malvaceae weeds as alternative hosts; quote supports the claim.”
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