Claim · #6735485
Meloidogyne javanica · pathogen pressure · Citrullus lanatus
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Meloidogyne javanica — Citrullus sp.”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 18
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Meloidogyne javanica is broadly polyphagous including cucurbits; watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a documented host. Genus-level source supports species inference.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Watermelon is highly susceptible to root-knot nematodes in tropical cucurbit production; high impact and root site consistent with horticultural literature.”
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