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Pseudoperonospora cubensis · pathogen pressure · Cucumis melo

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Melon: ... Downy Mildew”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
87

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cucurbit downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) on melon is one of the most economically important Pacific cucurbit diseases; leaf affected part and pathogenOf direction correct.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Downy mildew is a routine production concern for melon growers in humid tropics including Guam; the host-pathogen pairing is standard horticultural knowledge. Note: organism_type 'microbe' is loose for an oomycete but acceptable for the schema.”

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