Claim · #6496145
Botrytis spp. · pathogen pressure · Allium cepa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leaf blight, commonly termed blast, is caused by several Botrytis species”
- Source
- Suggested Cultural Practices for Onion
- Authors
- Shanmugasundaram S., Kalb T.
- Publication
- AVRDC International Cooperators' Guide
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Botrytis spp. causing leaf blight (blast) on onion is biologically standard; fungus classification and leaf affection match literature.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Multiple Botrytis spp. (B. squamosa, B. cinerea) cause onion leaf blight/blast; classifications consistent with quote.”
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