Claim · #6496456
Agrobacterium radiobacter · biocontrol · Agrobacterium tumefaciens
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“use of Agrobacterium radiobacter strain K84 in the protection of exposed surfaces of woody plant cuttings from crown gall”
- Source
- sundin_bacterial_disease_management_2016.pdf
- Page
- 1509
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“A. radiobacter K84 producing agrocin 84 is the classic, commercially deployed biocontrol against crown gall on woody nursery stock — a foundational biocontrol case study widely cited in agroecology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“K84 (and derivative K1026) producing agrocin 84 against tumorigenic A. tumefaciens biovars is one of the best-documented biocontrol successes in plant pathology. Mechanism and target are accurate.”
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