Claim · #6735557
Sclerotium rolfsii · pathogen pressure · Capsicum annuum
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Corticium rolfsii Sclerotium rot”
- Authors
- University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
- Page
- 51
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sclerotium rolfsii (teleomorph Corticium/Athelia rolfsii) is a well-known soilborne pathogen causing southern blight/sclerotium rot on Capsicum in tropical regions including Guam.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sclerotium rolfsii is a documented stem/crown pathogen of sweet pepper; Corticium rolfsii is a valid teleomorph synonym. Source quote supports pathogen-host assignment.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
Report an error
Spotted a mistake in this record? Describe it — your note opens in your email client and goes to the AgroEco maintainers.
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.