Source
The Ecology of Agroecosystems
Vandermeer J.H.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers
- Type
- book
Cite this source
14 AI-consensus-verified claims extracted from this source , across 5 interaction categories.
biocontrol
- Ipomoea batatas biocontrol Pheidole megacephala · effect: beneficial
“control of the sweet-potato weevil is frequently accomplished through the physical relocation of nests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 15 #6492123
- Musa spp. biocontrol Ipomoea batatas · effect: beneficial
“banana stems, with ant nests inside, are placed along rows of newly planted sweet potatoes”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 16 #6492171
- intercrop companion plant (non-host species) biocontrol specialist herbivorous insects · effect: beneficial
“intercropping creates the sort of vegetative texture that may control specialist pests”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 80 #6492219
facilitation
- Fabaceae (family) facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“Legumes are usually considered good plants… underlying ecological mechanism is nitrogen fixation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 43 #6492178
- Trifolium spp. facilitation Triticum aestivum · effect: beneficial
“legume (frequently clover) and finally wheat”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 58 #6492179
- Phaseolus vulgaris facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“beans may positively effect an environment that has more nitrogen”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 73 #6492214
- Zea mays facilitation Phaseolus vulgaris · effect: context_dependent
“maize plant uses phosphorous from the environment”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 78 #6492215
- Fabaceae (family) facilitation Poaceae (family) · effect: beneficial
“legume/nonlegume combinations generate on average an LER of greater than 1.0”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 80 #6492216
- Fabaceae (family) facilitation Poaceae (family) · effect: beneficial
“grass constructs a soil environment free of legume diseases and vice versa”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 89 #6492217
herbivory
- Manduca quinquemaculata herbivory Solanum lycopersicum · effect: harmful
“the devastating tomato hornworm is easily controlled by physically locating the caterpillar”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 17 #6492173
pathogen pressure
- Phytophthora infestans pathogen pressure Solanum tuberosum · effect: harmful
“Potatoes rotted in the fields and the storehouses”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 5 #6492124
- unknown soil-borne pathogens pathogen pressure Fabaceae (family) · effect: harmful
“avert soil-born pathogens from building up”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 89 #6492218
pest pressure
- Cylas formicarius pest pressure Ipomoea batatas · effect: harmful
“ants move underground, where they encounter the sweet-potato weevils and prey on them”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 16 #6492172
- Poaceae (family) weeds / broadleaf weeds (general) pest pressure Zea mays · effect: harmful
“accumulation of pests, especially weeds, are thought to be the major factors”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedp. 42 #6492180