Claim · #6735448
Phytophthora colocasiae · pathogen pressure · Colocasia esculenta
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Phytophthora colocasiae — Colocasia esculenta”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 24
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phytophthora colocasiae causes taro leaf blight, the most economically damaging disease of Colocasia esculenta across Pacific including Guam.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“P. colocasiae is the canonical oomycete causing taro leaf blight; host-pathogen pairing, organ targeted, and impact rating all accurate.”
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