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Cephaleuros sp. · pathogen pressure · Psidium guajava

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Guava ... Red Algae”
Authors
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Year
2024
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
Page
157

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cephaleuros (parasitic green alga, not true red algae) commonly causes algal leaf spot on guava in tropics including Guam; common-name mislabel is minor.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Algal leaf spot from Cephaleuros is a well-documented guava leaf disease in humid tropics like Guam; affected_part=leaf is correct.”

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