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Elsinoe batatas · pathogen pressure · Ipomoea batatas

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Elsinoe batatas Stem scab Foliage scab Anthracnose”
Authors
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Year
2022
Publication
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach / Agricultural Experiment Station
Page
55

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Elsinoe batatas is a well-documented fungal pathogen of sweet potato causing scab; Guam tropical climate suits it.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Elsinoe batatas is the recognized causal agent of sweet potato scab; stem and foliar scab symptoms are classical.”

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