Claim · #6735324
Erysiphaceae (family) · pathogen pressure · Cucumis melo
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Muskmelon ... Powdery Mildew”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 174
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Powdery mildew (Erysiphaceae) is a well-known foliar pathogen of muskmelon globally including humid tropics like Guam.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Podosphaera xanthii/Golovinomyces cichoracearum (Erysiphaceae) cause powdery mildew on cucurbits including Cucumis melo; leaf is the correct affected part.”
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