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Cercospora sp. · pathogen pressure · Carica papaya

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Cercospora sp. Leaf spot”
Authors
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Year
2022
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
Page
48

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Cercospora spp. are common foliar pathogens causing leaf spot on papaya and many tropical crops; assertion is biologically reasonable for Guam conditions.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Cercospora sp. as foliar leaf-spot pathogen of papaya is well-documented; genus has broad host range with many tropical hosts including Carica papaya.”

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