Bacillus spp. · biocontrol · Pseudomonas syringae

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Bacillus spp. as PGPR inducing ISR against bacterial foliar pathogens including P. syringae is well established (e.g., B. subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens). Hormone (JA/ET) signalling pathway is canonical.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Bacillus PGPR triggering ISR via JA/ET-dependent signalling, with demonstrated efficacy against P. syringae pv. tomato and others, is well-supported in the phytopathology literature.”

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