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Claim · #6734847

Alternaria sp. · pathogen pressure · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Black Leaf Spot (Alternaria)”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
58

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Alternaria spp. (notably A. brassicicola) are well-documented leaf-spot pathogens of cabbage and other crucifers worldwide; humid tropical Guam is a reasonable region.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Alternaria leaf spot on Brassica oleracea is a textbook crucifer disease; genus-level identification appropriate given source quote names only the genus.”

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