Claim · #6496139
Alternaria porri · pathogen pressure · Allium cepa
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Purple blotch (Alternaria porri) attacks onion, garlic, shallot”
- Source
- Suggested Cultural Practices for Onion
- Authors
- Shanmugasundaram S., Kalb T.
- Publication
- AVRDC International Cooperators' Guide
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Alternaria porri causing purple blotch on Allium leaves/necks is canonical; high-impact in warm humid climates.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Alternaria porri is the established purple blotch pathogen of Allium spp., favoring warm humid conditions; affected parts correct.”
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