Claim · #6735031
Phytophthora palmivora · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Cacao Black pod”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 135
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora palmivora black pod disease is the principal cacao pod pathogen worldwide; fruit/pod affected part correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Phytophthora palmivora is the canonical black pod pathogen of Theobroma cacao globally; direction and affected part correct.”
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