Talk:Armillaria gallica/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rcej (Robert) - talk 08:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

First up; in Hum. fung., clarify the context of stations and forest stands in segment "..to study the possible biological effects of Extremely low frequency stations located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In one particular forest stand,..."

Also, in this snippet "...they determined that one individual fungal colony covered 37 acres (15 ha), weighing over 21,000 pounds (9,500 kg)..."; is that weight en masse or collective? It sounds like it's a big gelatinized blob... lol

And a question: is parasitism always more desirable than non- for this species? Rcej (Robert) - talk 08:25, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

First two concerns addressed, last one will need some more reading/research... hopefully later tonight. Sasata (talk) 19:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I've added more details about parasitism vs. saprobism. Let me know if I've made it better or worse :) Sasata (talk) 03:29, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Much better. Rcej (Robert) - talk 06:05, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Next; in Life cycle and growth, the segment:

"The life cycle of A. gallica includes two diploidization-haploidization events. The first of these is the usual process of karyogamy followed by meiosis during the formation of basidiospores; the second event is more cryptic, and occurs before fruit body formation. Population genetics studies of the fungus conducted in the 1990s demonstrated that genetic individuals grow mitotically from a single point of origin to eventually occupy territories that may include many adjacent root systems over large areas (several hectares) of forest floor."

The first sentence reading ""The life cycle of A. gallica includes two diploidization-haploidization events." isn't clarified in relatively plain language by the rest of the paragraph as to whether "...two diploidization-hiploidization events." means 'two sets of di-hi' or '1. di, 2. hi'. Just make sure the rest of the paragraph indicates what comprises the 'di' event and the 'hi' event.

Good idea. I've reorganized that section somewhat. Sasata (talk)

Also; in Parasitism, segment "Armillaria gallica is a weaker pathogen than the related A. mella or A. ostoyae,...", hmmm... instead of literally "[[plant pathogen|pathogen]]", would "[[plant pathogen|pathogenic]] fungus" be more direct?-- Rcej (Robert) - talk 06:05, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it's better as suggested. Sasata (talk) 07:09, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Kewl! Another wrap :) Rcej (Robert) - talk 07:31, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Results of review

GA review (see here for criteria)

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The article Armillaria gallica passes this review, and has been upgraded to good article status. The article is found by the reviewing editor to be deserving of good article status based on the following criteria:

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail: Pass