AgroEco

Source

Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition

Gliessman S.R.

Year
2022
Publication
CRC Press
Type
book

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35 AI-consensus-verified claims extracted from this source , across 5 interaction categories.

biocontrol

facilitation

  • Cucurbita pepo facilitation Weeds (functional group) · effect: beneficial
    “casting yet a deeper shade on the soil surface and aiding in weed control”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 70 #6493992

  • Erythrina poeppigiana facilitation Coffea arabica · effect: beneficial
    “coffee is typically grown under the shade of trees, often species of the leguminous genus Erythrina”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6493993

  • Avena sativa facilitation Trifolium spp. · effect: beneficial
    “Clover seems to establish best around 50% of full sunlight”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 71 #6493994

  • Vicia sativa facilitation Vitis vinifera · effect: beneficial
    “mow the vetch/oat cover crop and mulch any vine or tree prunings”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6494036

  • Avena sativa facilitation Vitis vinifera · effect: beneficial
    “mow the vetch/oat cover crop and mulch any vine or tree prunings”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6494037

  • Eichhornia crassipes facilitation crop (general) · effect: beneficial
    “water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes)... can be pulled from the water and applied as mulch”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6494038

  • Lemna spp. facilitation crop (general) · effect: beneficial
    “duckweed (Lemna spp.)... applied as mulch”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6494039

  • Mucuna pruriens facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “covering the soil with a nitrogen-rich mulch into which the next corn crop will be planted”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494044

  • Theobroma cacao facilitation weeds · effect: beneficial
    “crushed pods leach tannic substances that can inhibit the germination”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 104 #6494045

  • Medicago sativa facilitation Nicotiana tabacum · effect: beneficial
    “chopped alfalfa added to soil stimulated the growth of tobacco, cucumber, and lettuce”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 105 #6494046

  • Medicago sativa facilitation Cucumis sativus · effect: beneficial
    “chopped alfalfa added to soil stimulated the growth of tobacco, cucumber, and lettuce”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 105 #6494047

  • Medicago sativa facilitation Lactuca sativa · effect: beneficial
    “chopped alfalfa added to soil stimulated the growth of tobacco, cucumber, and lettuce”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 105 #6494048

  • Guiera senegalensis facilitation Pennisetum glaucum · effect: beneficial
    “yield increases, especially during drought years, when intercropped with the hydraulic-redistributing native woody shrub”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 116 #6494049

  • Fabaceae (family) facilitation Poaceae (family) · effect: beneficial
    “When nitrogen-fixing legumes are used as cover crops, the quality of the biomass can be greatly improved.”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 123 #6494054

  • Medicago sativa facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “alternating it with a nitrogen-fixing leguminous crop like alfalfa can reduce the need for nitrogen-rich amendments”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 126 #6494055

  • cover crop (living mulch) facilitation Poaceae (family) · effect: beneficial
    “Living mulches can provide and conserve nitrogen for grain crops, reduce soil erosion, reduce weed pressure”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 124 #6494056

  • Poaceae (family) facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “cover crops: reduced soil erosion, improved soil structure, enhanced soil fertility, suppression of weeds”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 175 #6494213

  • Leguminosae (family) facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “cover crops particularly leguminous ones tilled into the soil, organic matter called green manure”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 175 #6494215

  • Leguminosae (family) facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “nitrogen-fixing legumes and associated crop plants”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 189 #6494216

  • Cucurbita pepo facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
    “traditional corn-bean-squash intercrop brings together three different but complementary crops”
    interactsWith ✓ 1/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 189 #6494217

mutualism

  • mycorrhizal fungi mutualism vascular plant (general) · effect: beneficial
    “soil-dwelling mycorrhizal fungi and their vascular-plant associates”
    mutualistOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    #6494040

  • Zea mays mutualism Phaseolus vulgaris · effect: beneficial
    “traditional corn-bean-squash polyculture discussed later in this chapter is an illustrative example”
    mutualistOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 174 #6494214

pathogen pressure

pest pressure

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494041

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Medicago sativa · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494042

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Hordeum vulgare · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494043

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494050

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Medicago sativa · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494051

  • Elymus repens pest pressure Hordeum vulgare · effect: harmful
    “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

    p. 103 #6494052