AWhat changed
Plant disease could be investigated through controlled inoculation and causal pathogen testing.
Scientific scope
The 1861 work's causal experiment; Berkeley and Montagne's prior observation and naming remain separate.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The 1861 book’s identity is directly archived; the experimental description is supported by the American Phytopathological Society history because the key original pages were not directly read. Berkeley and Montagne retain prior observation and naming roles.
Contributors
- Anton de Bary · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- German Digital Library: de Bary potato-disease study (1861)
- American Phytopathological Society: birth of plant pathology
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