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Erysiphaceae · pathogen pressure · Cucurbita moschata

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Squash Erysiphaceae Powdery mildew”
Authors
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Year
2022
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
Page
54

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Erysiphaceae (powdery mildew family) on Cucurbita moschata is universally documented; family-level taxonomy is coarse but biologically valid for squash in Guam.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Erysiphaceae is the powdery mildew family; squash powdery mildew (Podosphaera/Golovinomyces) fits this clade. Family-level identification is acceptable but lower specificity.”

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