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Puccinia sorghi · pathogen pressure · Zea mays

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Corn, Sweet Common Rust Helminthosporium Leaf Blight Gray Leaf Spot”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
85

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Puccinia sorghi is the established causal agent of common rust on Zea mays; pathogen direction and leaf affected_part are correct.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Puccinia sorghi causes maize common rust globally; obligate biotrophic basidiomycete on leaf tissue. Classification as fungi and pathogenOf relation correct.”

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