Claim · #6496146
Fusarium spp. · pathogen pressure · Allium cepa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Basal rot, caused by Fusarium species, results in a breakdown of inner scales”
- Source
- Suggested Cultural Practices for Onion
- Authors
- Shanmugasundaram S., Kalb T.
- Publication
- AVRDC International Cooperators' Guide
- Page
- 5
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Fusarium basal rot of onion is well-established; warm soil with poor drainage as favoring condition is standard knowledge.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae causes basal rot of onion bulb; fungus classification and pathogenOf direction correct.”
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