Leucaena leucocephala
Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- crop
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Leucaena
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Leucaena
10 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Leucaena leucocephala.
facilitation
- This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“fast-growing leguminous trees improve soil fertility to support food crop production”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492185 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“fine-root-biomass production by L. leucocephala was only 510 kg/ha during a cropping season of about 120 days”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492197 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“Leaf nitrogen contributed a significant 23 percent increase in maize yields”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri 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. 156 #6492198 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“hedgerows produced 8 to 12 Mg ha–1 yr–1 of prunings which increased SOM”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492231 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“N contribution of roots, nodules … equivalent to 32 kg N ha–1 on maize”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492232 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“Unmulched hedgerows were effective in reducing annual runoff by up to 55%”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492272 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“equilibrium infiltration rates were greater in Leucaena leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium plots”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492275 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Theobroma cacao (Cacao) · effect: beneficial
“shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGassner 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. 141 #6495540
pest pressure
- This entity is the subject of pest pressure on Vigna unguiculata (Blackeyed Pea) · effect: harmful
“better crop establishment when cowpea was sown two to three weeks after fresh prunings”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBuck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492277
provides refuge
- This entity is the subject of provides refuge on Cathartus quadricollis (Square-necked Grain Beetle) · effect: beneficial
“adults and larvae have been found in the seedpods of koa haole”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedKawabata A., Follett P., Wright M., Brill E., Curtiss R.T. (2016) · An Introduction to the Square-Necked Grain Beetle as a Predator of Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai'i · p. 2 #6495974