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Phellinus noxius · pathogen pressure · Theobroma cacao

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“COCOA, COFFEE, OIL PALM, RUBBER, FOREST TREES Brown root rot”
Source
Pacific Pests and Pathogens — Solomon Islands Farmer Fact Sheets (1-24)
Authors
TerraCircle Inc. with Improved Plant Protection in Solomon Islands (IPPSI)
Year
2014
Publication
ACIAR / IPPSI / TerraCircle
Page
3

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Phellinus noxius is a known polyphagous tropical root-rot pathogen affecting cocoa and many woody perennials in the Pacific. Roots as affected part and moderate impact are reasonable agroecological characterizations.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Phellinus noxius (now Phellinus s.l. / Fuscoporia) is the established brown root rot pathogen of tropical woody crops including Theobroma cacao. PathogenOf relation and root affected part correct.”

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