Claim · #6735392
Alternaria sp. · pathogen pressure · Solanum lycopersicum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Tomato … Alternaria Fruit Rot (Black Mold)”
- Authors
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach
- Page
- 206
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Alternaria fruit rot (commonly A. alternata) is a recognized tomato fruit disease; fungi classification and pathogenOf direction correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Alternaria spp. cause black mold fruit rot on tomato, particularly in warm humid climates like Guam; classification and direction correct.”
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