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Leucaena leucocephala

Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena

Category
plantae
Primary role
crop
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Leucaena

Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Leucaena

External: GBIF #2970418

11 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.

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Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Leucaena leucocephala.

facilitation 9 claims
  • 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 agreed
    Buck 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 agreed
    Buck 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 agreed
    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. 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 agreed
    Buck 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 agreed
    Buck 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 agreed
    Buck 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 agreed
    Buck 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 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. 141 #6495540
  • This entity is the subject of facilitation on Theobroma cacao (Cacao) · effect: beneficial
    “shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
    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. 141 #6496475
pest pressure 1 claim
provides refuge 1 claim
  • 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 agreed
    Kawabata 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

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