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Claim · #6735157

Diaporthe sp. · pathogen pressure · Citrus x paradisi

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Grapefruit ... Melanose”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
155

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Diaporthe citri (Phomopsis) causes melanose on citrus including grapefruit; fungal classification correct.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Diaporthe citri is the established melanose pathogen producing fruit and foliar lesions on grapefruit.”

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