Digitaria insularis 213 claims

species · family Poaceae · green plant · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Also written in claims: sourgrass · D . insularis

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Digitaria insularis
Digitaria insularisForest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The fungus isolated from sourgrass leaf spots was identified as Cladosporium anthropophilum by morphology, ITS, ACT and TEF sequencing and phylogeny.

Taxon
Digitaria insularisDigitaria insularise0
Interactor
Cladosporium anthropophilumCladosporium anthropophilume3pathogen
Outcome
identity of the funguse3

Verbatim

e0

“Sourgrass ( Digitaria insularis L. Fedde) is one of the most aggressive agricultural weeds in the Americas”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–115
e3

“Sequencing of the ITS, ACT, and TEF gene regions followed by BLASTn and multilocus phylogenetic analyses confirmed the identity of the fungus as Cladosporium anthropophilum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 757–929

Title

First report of Cladosporium anthropophilum causing leaf spots on sourgrass (Digitaria insularis) in Brazil

Fernando Garcia; Eliane Mayumi Inokuti; André Luiz Firmino; et al. Australasian Plant Pathology 2026. doi:10.1007/s13313-026-01090-5

Other claims from this paper (5)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Leaf spot symptoms on sourgrass were observed in December 2020 in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Taxon
Digitaria insularisDigitaria insularise0
Outcome
leaf spot symptomse1
Setting
Uberaba, Minas Geraise1

Verbatim

e0

“Sourgrass ( Digitaria insularis L. Fedde) is one of the most aggressive agricultural weeds in the Americas”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–115
e1

“leaf spot symptoms were observed in December 2020 in Uberaba, Minas Gerais”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 316–390

Title

First report of Cladosporium anthropophilum causing leaf spots on sourgrass (Digitaria insularis) in Brazil

Fernando Garcia; Eliane Mayumi Inokuti; André Luiz Firmino; et al. Australasian Plant Pathology 2026. doi:10.1007/s13313-026-01090-5

Other claims from this paper (5)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Leaf spot lesions on sourgrass were circular and then elliptical, dark brown with a light brown center, mainly on the adaxial leaf surface.

Taxon
Digitaria insularisDigitaria insularise0
Organ / stage
adaxial leaf surfacee2
Outcome
Lesionse2
Qualifier
dark brown with a light brown centere2

Verbatim

e0

“Sourgrass ( Digitaria insularis L. Fedde) is one of the most aggressive agricultural weeds in the Americas”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–115
e2

“Lesions were initially circular and later became elliptical, dark brown with a light brown center, occurring mainly on the adaxial leaf surface”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 392–535

Title

First report of Cladosporium anthropophilum causing leaf spots on sourgrass (Digitaria insularis) in Brazil

Fernando Garcia; Eliane Mayumi Inokuti; André Luiz Firmino; et al. Australasian Plant Pathology 2026. doi:10.1007/s13313-026-01090-5

Other claims from this paper (5)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Cladosporium anthropophilum causing leaf spots on Digitaria insularis is a first report in Brazil.

Taxon
D . insularisDigitaria insularise6
Interactor
C . anthropophilumCladosporium anthropophilume6pathogen
Outcome
leaf spotse6
Setting
in Brazile6

Verbatim

e6

“this is the first report of C . anthropophilum causing leaf spots on D . insularis in Brazil”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1240–1332

Title

First report of Cladosporium anthropophilum causing leaf spots on sourgrass (Digitaria insularis) in Brazil

Fernando Garcia; Eliane Mayumi Inokuti; André Luiz Firmino; et al. Australasian Plant Pathology 2026. doi:10.1007/s13313-026-01090-5

Other claims from this paper (5)
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Citronella essential oils strongly inhibited germination and vigor of the weeds

Taxon
Eleusine indica, Digitaria insularis, Euphorbia heterophylla, and Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusEleusine indicaDigitaria insularisEuphorbia heterophyllae2
Treatment
Citronella EOse1
Outcome
germination and vigore1
Direction
strong inhibitione1

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e1

“Citronella EOs caused strong inhibition of germination and vigor”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 817–881
e2

“germination and early development of Eleusine indica , Digitaria insularis , Euphorbia heterophylla , and Amaranthus hybridus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 525–650

Title

Essential oils as bioherbicides: effects of orange and citronella oils on weed germination and early growth

Geovana Rocha Marzochi; Leonardo de Oliveira Semensato; Francielli Santos de Oliveira; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.71009

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Orange essential oils caused partial, dose-dependent reductions in germination and early growth of the weeds

Taxon
Eleusine indica, Digitaria insularis, Euphorbia heterophylla, and Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusEleusine indicaDigitaria insularisEuphorbia heterophyllae2
Treatment
orange EOse3
Outcome
germination and early growthe4
Direction
reductionse4
Qualifier
partiale3

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e2

“germination and early development of Eleusine indica , Digitaria insularis , Euphorbia heterophylla , and Amaranthus hybridus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 525–650
e3

“orange EOs exhibited moderate effects, with partial”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 965–1016
e4

“reductions in germination and early growth”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1036–1078

Title

Essential oils as bioherbicides: effects of orange and citronella oils on weed germination and early growth

Geovana Rocha Marzochi; Leonardo de Oliveira Semensato; Francielli Santos de Oliveira; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.71009

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The weed species differed in their susceptibility to the essential oils

Taxon
Eleusine indica, Digitaria insularis, Euphorbia heterophylla, and Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusEleusine indicaDigitaria insularisEuphorbia heterophyllae2
Outcome
susceptibility to the EOse5

Verbatim

e2

“germination and early development of Eleusine indica , Digitaria insularis , Euphorbia heterophylla , and Amaranthus hybridus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 525–650
e5

“the weed species differed in their susceptibility to the EOs”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1084–1144

Title

Essential oils as bioherbicides: effects of orange and citronella oils on weed germination and early growth

Geovana Rocha Marzochi; Leonardo de Oliveira Semensato; Francielli Santos de Oliveira; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.71009

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Citronella essential oils show high bioactivity and are promising candidates for bioherbicide development

Taxon
Eleusine indica, Digitaria insularis, Euphorbia heterophylla, and Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusEleusine indicaDigitaria insularisEuphorbia heterophyllae2
Treatment
citronella EOse6
Outcome
promising candidates for bioherbicide developmente6

Verbatim

e2

“germination and early development of Eleusine indica , Digitaria insularis , Euphorbia heterophylla , and Amaranthus hybridus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 525–650
e6

“citronella EOs exhibit high bioactivity and stand out as promising candidates for bioherbicide development”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1193–1299

Title

Essential oils as bioherbicides: effects of orange and citronella oils on weed germination and early growth

Geovana Rocha Marzochi; Leonardo de Oliveira Semensato; Francielli Santos de Oliveira; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.71009

Other claims from this paper (5)
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Orange essential oils have a less intense but relevant allelopathic effect than citronella essential oils

Taxon
Eleusine indica, Digitaria insularis, Euphorbia heterophylla, and Amaranthus hybridusAmaranthus hybridusEleusine indicaDigitaria insularisEuphorbia heterophyllae2
Treatment
orange EOse7
Outcome
allelopathic effecte7
Direction
less intensee7
Comparator
citronella EOse6

Verbatim

e2

“germination and early development of Eleusine indica , Digitaria insularis , Euphorbia heterophylla , and Amaranthus hybridus”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 525–650
e6

“citronella EOs exhibit high bioactivity and stand out as promising candidates for bioherbicide development”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1193–1299
e7

“whereas orange EOs show a less intense but relevant allelopathic effect”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1301–1372

Title

Essential oils as bioherbicides: effects of orange and citronella oils on weed germination and early growth

Geovana Rocha Marzochi; Leonardo de Oliveira Semensato; Francielli Santos de Oliveira; et al. Pest Management Science 2026. doi:10.1002/ps.71009

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ensemble model performed consistently well across metrics.

Taxon
Digitaria insularisDigitaria insularist0
Outcome
Model performancee0
Value
highe0

Verbatim

t0

“Digitaria insularis”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 38–57
e0

“Model performance was consistently high across metrics”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 874–928

Title

Modelling the Climatic Suitability of Digitaria insularis , a Global Invasive Species, Under Climate Change Scenarios

Thiago D. Ludwig; Ana F. Francisconi; João V. S. Rabelo‐Araujo; et al. Weed Research 2026. doi:10.1111/wre.70076

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