Claim · #6734933
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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