Claim · #6735464
Ustilago maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Ustilago maydis — Corn smut (Corn)”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 40
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ustilago maydis is the canonical corn smut basidiomycete causing galls on ears and other meristems of Zea mays; classification correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Ustilago maydis is well-established corn smut pathogen forming galls on ears/tassels; fungi classification and pathogenOf direction correct.”
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