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Pseudoperonospora cubensis · pathogen pressure · Cucurbita pepo

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Squash, Summer Downy Mildew”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
88

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Pseudoperonospora cubensis is the well-characterized cucurbit downy mildew oomycete; squash host range, leaf affected_part, and pathogenOf interaction are all correct.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Downy mildew (P. cubensis) is a major horticultural disease of cucurbits in humid tropical climates like Guam; leaf foliar symptoms standard; claim is sound.”

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