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Diplodia theobromae · pathogen pressure · Ficus elastica

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Diplodia theobromae 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
53

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Lasiodiplodia/Diplodia theobromae is a well-known tropical plant pathogen causing leaf spots and dieback on many woody hosts; Ficus elastica host is reasonable.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Diplodia (Lasiodiplodia) theobromae is a broad-host tropical ascomycete pathogen; leaf-spot symptom on rubber fig is consistent with survey-list reporting. Source quote supports.”

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