Cucurbita spp.
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
19 AI-consensus-verified claims across 4 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Cucurbita spp..
- Zea maysCorn7 shared claims
- Phaseolus vulgarisBean3 shared claims
- Phaseolus spp.2 shared claims
- Anasa tristisPunaise de la Courge2 shared claims
- Colletotrichum lagenarium1 shared claim
- Epicauta pennsylvanica1 shared claim
- Tetranychus spp.1 shared claim
- Fusarium oxysporumfusariosis, chancro del cuello1 shared claim
facilitation
- This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“squash vines provide a living mulch...shade the soil, reducing evaporation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Phaseolus spp. · effect: beneficial
“squash vines provide a living mulch...shade the soil, reducing evaporation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492079 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“shade of the squash leaves suppresses weeds and keeps the soil moist”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedNelson M.K., Shilling D., Cajete G., Kimmerer R.W., Whyte K., Ortiz S., Armstrong J., McGregor J., Nelson M.P., Vucetich J.A., Martinez D., Settee P., Hogan L., Wolfgramm R., Spiller C., Houkamau C., Henare M., Tsosie R. (2018) · Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability · p. 48 #6492096 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“sistema de la milpa (maíz, fríjol, calabaza) y la plantación de árboles”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedToledo V.M., Barrera-Bassols N. (2008) · La Memoria Biocultural: La Importancia Ecológica de las Sabidurías Tradicionales · p. 165 #6492176 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies #6492802 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds and water losses by evaporation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology · p. 109 #6495223 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean) · effect: beneficial
“Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds and water losses by evaporation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology · p. 109 #6495224 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“Squash acts as groundcover during the early season, reducing competition with early-season weeds”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology #6495579 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean) · effect: beneficial
“the 'three sisters' polyculture of maize, beans and squash”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBrooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J. (2015) · Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology #6495581
herbivory
- This entity is the object of herbivory by Anasa tristis (Punaise de la Courge) · effect: harmful
“the squash bug, Anasa tristis, which injures cucurbits”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of herbivory by Epicauta pennsylvanica · effect: harmful
“adult blister beetles then may feed on and become important pests of potatoes, tomatoes, squash”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of herbivory by Anasa tristis (Punaise de la Courge) · effect: harmful
“squash bugs (Anasa tristis), some aphids... and other pests”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of herbivory by Tetranychus spp. · effect: harmful
“Many crops are host to spider mites...squash”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedTsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496228 - This entity is the object of herbivory by Halticus sp. · effect: harmful
“cucurbits (watermelons, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc)”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedTsatsia H., Jackson G. · Pests and Diseases of Agricultural Crops in the Solomon Islands - Extension Fact Sheets #6496247
mutualism
- This entity is the object of mutualism by Phaseolus spp. · effect: beneficial
“Beans are nitrogen-fixers and continually supply this macronutrient”
mutualistOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of mutualism by Phaseolus vulgaris (Bean) · effect: beneficial
“Fed by the bean's nitrogen, the squash canopy provides habitat”
mutualistOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedNelson M.K., Shilling D., Cajete G., Kimmerer R.W., Whyte K., Ortiz S., Armstrong J., McGregor J., Nelson M.P., Vucetich J.A., Martinez D., Settee P., Hogan L., Wolfgramm R., Spiller C., Houkamau C., Henare M., Tsosie R. (2018) · Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability · p. 51 #6492097
pathogen pressure
- This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Fusarium oxysporum (fusariosis, chancro del cuello) · effect: harmful
“F. oxysporum causes primarily vascular wilts on many crops.”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 163 #6493718 - This entity is the object of pathogen pressure by Colletotrichum lagenarium · effect: harmful
“Colletotrichum lagenarium MAP kinase gene CMK1 regulates diverse aspects of fungal pathogenesis”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedDean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D. (2012) · The Top 10 fungal pathogens in molecular plant pathology · p. 429 #6495265