AgroEco Donate

Claim · #6735138

Corynespora cassiicola · pathogen pressure · Cucurbitaceae (family)

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Gourds ... Target Spot”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
153

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Corynespora cassiicola is a well-documented fungal pathogen causing target spot on cucurbits including gourds; tropical Guam climate supports it.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Corynespora cassiicola is a known broad-host-range fungal pathogen causing target spot lesions on cucurbit foliage; classification and affected part correct.”

This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.

Cite this claim

Report an error

Spotted a mistake in this record? Describe it — your note opens in your email client and goes to the AgroEco maintainers.

AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.