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Helminthosporium sp. · pathogen pressure · Zea mays

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

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

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Helminthosporium-complex (Bipolaris/Exserohilum) leaf blights are well-known maize foliar pathogens; genus-level attribution from extension list is reasonable.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Helminthosporium-group leaf blights (now Bipolaris/Exserohilum) are classic maize diseases; the older Helminthosporium name remains in extension literature.”

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