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Medicago sativa

Alfalfa

Category
plantae
Primary role
crop
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Medicago

Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Medicago

External: GBIF #2965354

76 AI-consensus-verified claims across 7 interaction categories.

Related entities

Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Medicago sativa.

biocontrol 1 claim
  • This entity is the subject of biocontrol on Diabrotica spp. · effect: beneficial
    “alfalfa in the rotational scheme can enhance the abundance and diversity of predators and parasites”
    preysOn ✓ 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. 165 #6492201
facilitation 6 claims
herbivory 25 claims
mutualism 3 claims
pathogen pressure 7 claims
pest pressure 30 claims
pollination 4 claims

Genus-level evidence

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

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