Claim · #6735632
Sclerotium rolfsii · pathogen pressure · Cucurbita pepo
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Sclerotium rolfsii Fruit rot Southern blight”
- 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
“Sclerotium rolfsii (southern blight) infects cucurbits including squash fruit in contact with soil; tropical climate fits.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sclerotium rolfsii is a well-documented soil-borne pathogen causing southern blight and fruit rot on Cucurbita; fungi classification correct.”
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