Brassica rapa

Genus-level evidence

12 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Brassica sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Brassica rapa.

• biocontrol · Brassica spp. → Insecta (pests) · effect: beneficial

  “Brassica crops can function as cover and trap crops…biocidal agents against certain insects”

  [object Object] (2014) · Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. A review · p. 10 #6491976
• facilitation · Brassica spp. → mixed arable crops · effect: beneficial

  “Brassicaceous crops act indirectly through decomposition of residues in soil”

  Wezel A., Casagrande M., Celette F., Vian J.-F., Ferrer A., Peigné J. (2014) · Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. A review · p. 11 #6491985
• facilitation · Brassica spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “brassica, maize, beet and squash, acidify their rhizosphere and secrete organic acids and phosphatases”

  Brooker 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. 110 #6495227
• herbivory · Brevicoryne brassicae → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “Cabbage aphids, flea beetles, diamondback moths, and corn earworms are all insect pests regulated with specific crop mixes”

  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. 113 #6492156
• herbivory · Phyllotreta spp. → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “Cabbage aphids, flea beetles, diamondback moths, and corn earworms are all insect pests regulated with specific crop mixes”

  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. 113 #6492157
• herbivory · Plutella xylostella → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “Cabbage aphids, flea beetles, diamondback moths, and corn earworms are all insect pests regulated with specific crop mixes”

  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. 113 #6492158
• herbivory · Phyllotreta spp. → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “higher Phyllotreta flea beetles on sludge-amended collard plots early in season”

  Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods #6492463
• herbivory · Plutella xylostella → Brassica (genus) · effect: harmful

  “significant resistance in field populations has been reported only for the diamondback moth”

  Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 572 #6493659
• herbivory · Bagrada hilaris → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “The bug is a serious pest of cruciferous vegetables”

  Das B.C., et al. (2021) · Parasitoids in Pest Management · p. 273 #6495096
• pathogen pressure · Albugo → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “Albugo, causing the common but usually not serious white rust diseases of cruciferous plants.”

  Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 410 #6494061
• pest pressure · Aphidoidea (superfamily) → Brassica spp. · effect: harmful

  “leading to greater abundance of aphidophagous predators and reduced aphid populations”

  Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 47 #6492504
• pollination · Apis mellifera → Brassica spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Cross-pollination is done by honeybees”

  Kalb T., Sukprakarn S., Juntakool S., Huang R. (2006) · Saving Seeds of the Brassicas · p. 1 #6496122