Claim · #6735442
Radopholus similis · pathogen pressure · Musa paradisiaca
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Radopholus similis — Toppling disease (Banana)”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 33
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Radopholus similis is the documented burrowing nematode causing toppling disease via root damage in banana; classification as invertebrate pest correct.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Burrowing nematode causes toppling disease by destroying banana root system; high-impact pest of Musa with documented horticultural damage.”
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