Claim · #6496308
Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum · pathogen pressure · Musa spp.
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“rapid yellowing and wilting of younger leaves, discoloration of the internal vascular vessels”
- Source
- Plant Disease: A Threat to Global Food Security
- Authors
- Strange R.N., Scott P.R.
- Year
- 2005
- Publication
- Annual Review of Phytopathology
- Page
- 92
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) caused by Xcm is a documented severe disease in Uganda and East Africa; symptoms of yellowing, vascular discoloration and fruit rotting match source quote and published epidemiology.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (now X. vasicola pv. musacearum) is the established causal agent of banana xanthomonas wilt with vascular and fruit symptoms in Uganda. All fields consistent.”
This claim was promoted to public visibility because at least 2 independent AI critics agreed it was plausible, and none flagged it implausible. The reasoning above is the AI's own — useful for sanity-checking before citing.
Cite this claim
Report an error
Spotted a mistake in this record? Describe it — your note opens in your email client and goes to the AgroEco maintainers.
AI-consensus-verified by ≥2 independent specialty critics. Verify against the verbatim quote above before publishing or citing.