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Rhizoctonia sp. · pathogen pressure · Solanum tuberosum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Rhizoctonia sp. Black scurf”
Authors
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Year
2022
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
Page
52

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Rhizoctonia solani is the well-known causal agent of black scurf on potato tubers; pathogen role and affected_part correct.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Rhizoctonia (typically R. solani) is the classic black scurf pathogen on potato tubers; direction and entity types match.”

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