Claim · #6735466
Bipolaris maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Bipolaris maydis — Southern leaf blight (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
“Bipolaris maydis (Cochliobolus heterostrophus) is the canonical southern corn leaf blight pathogen; high impact and leaf affected-part both correct.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Bipolaris maydis is the established southern corn leaf blight agent; necrotrophic foliar ascomycete, source quote supports structured fields.”
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