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Cercospora sp. · pathogen pressure · Cucumis melo

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Melon: ... Cercospora Leaf Spot”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
87

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cercospora leaf spot affects many cucurbits including melon. Genus-level extraction with leaf damage and pathogenOf direction is consistent with the bare source-list mention.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Cercospora citrullina is the typical cucurbit Cercospora leaf spot pathogen; genus-level Cercospora sp. on melon is well-attested in tropical/subtropical production. 0.55 confidence appropriate for list-mention.”

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