Colocasia esculenta
Taro
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- crop
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Colocasia
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Liliopsida | Alismatales | Araceae | Colocasia
3 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Colocasia esculenta.
herbivory
- This entity is the object of herbivory by Tetranychus spp. · effect: harmful
“On taro...yellowing and early maturity of plants occurs and corm size is reduced”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedTsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496231
pathogen pressure
- This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Phytophthora colocasiae · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora colocasiae Ooymcete Leaf blight”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUniversity of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (2022) · Index of Plant Diseases in Guam · p. 55 #6495462
pest pressure
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Aleurodicus dispersus (Whitefly) · effect: harmful
“This whitefly has a very wide host range, such as...taro”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedTsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496240