Imperata cylindrica

Name: Imperata cylindrica (Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass)
Creator: AgroEco contributors
Keywords: Imperata cylindrica, Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass, plantae, Poaceae

Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass

Category: plantae
Primary role: crop
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Imperata

2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.

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Mucuna pruriens

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facilitation

This entity is the object of facilitation by Mucuna pruriens (Cowitch) · effect: beneficial

“velvet beans to eliminate the worst of the weeds such as Cyperus rotundus and Imperata cylindrica”

interactsWith

Altieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 135 #6492152

pest pressure

This entity is the subject of pest pressure on tree seedlings (Dipterocarpaceae) · effect: harmful

“highly invasive grasses such as Imperata cylindrica”

interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 149 #6495543

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Scientific name: Imperata cylindrica
Common name: Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass
Kingdom / family: Poaceae
Genus: Imperata
Category: plantae
Primary role: crop
Temperature: 25 to 35 °C
pH: 4.5 to 6
Precipitation: 500 to 3500 mm
Soil texture: 3
Light: 8/10
Native regions: ["Afghanistan","Albania","Algeria","Angola","Baleares","Benin","Botswana","Bulgaria","Burkina","Burundi","Cameroon","Canary Is.","Cape Provinces","Cape Verde","Central African Republic","Chad","Comoros","Congo","Corse","Cyprus","DR Congo","East Aegean Is.","Egypt","Equatorial Guinea","Eswatini","Ethiopia","France","Free State","Gabon","Gambia","Ghana","Greece","Guinea-Bissau","Guinea","Gulf of Guinea Is.","Iran","Iraq","Italy","Ivory Coast","Kenya","Kriti","Kuwait","KwaZulu-Natal","Lebanon-Syria","Lesotho","Liberia","Libya","Madagascar","Madeira","Malawi","Mali","Mauritius","Morocco","Mozambique","NW. Balkan Pen.","Namibia"]
Invasive regions: ["Alabama","Andaman Is.","Assam","Bangladesh","Bismarck Archipelago","Borneo","Cambodia","Caroline Is.","China North-Central","China South-Central","China Southeast","Christmas I.","Cocos (Keeling) Is.","East Himalaya","Fiji","Florida","Georgia","Hainan","India","Inner Mongolia","Japan","Jawa","Kazakhstan","Kirgizstan","Korea","Laos","Lesser Sunda Is.","Louisiana","Malaya","Maluku","Manchuria","Marianas","Mexico Southeast","Mexico Southwest","Mississippi","Myanmar","Nansei-shoto","Nepal","New Caledonia","New Guinea","New South Wales","New Zealand North"]

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