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Claim · #6496316

Alternaria alternata · pathogen pressure · Pyrus pyrifolia

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Japanese pear pathotype of A. alternata were necessary for both production of the host-selective AK-toxin”
Source
Plant Disease: A Threat to Global Food Security
Authors
Strange R.N., Scott P.R.
Year
2005
Publication
Annual Review of Phytopathology
Page
99

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Alternaria alternata Japanese pear pathotype with AK-toxin is a textbook host-selective toxin example. Regional_context=Japan apt; leaves affected; moderate impact appropriate.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “AK-toxin from A. alternata Japanese pear pathotype targets susceptible Nashi cultivars (e.g., Nijisseiki); HST-mediated pathogenicity is well-documented. Source quote directly aligns.”

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