Cercosporidium sp. · pathogen pressure · Arachis hypogaea

AI critic verdicts

• agroecologist · plausible

  “Late leaf spot of peanut caused by Cercosporidium personatum (now Nothopassalora personata) is the companion disease to early leaf spot and globally important on Arachis hypogaea. Host-pathogen pairing and leaf part are standard.”

• plant-pathologist · plausible

  “Cercosporidium personatum (syn. Nothopassalora personata) is the canonical late leaf spot agent of peanut; complements early leaf spot. pathogenOf relationship, leaf affected part, and pathogen_pressure all correct.”

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