Mucuna pruriens
Cowitch
- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- crop
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Mucuna
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Fabales | Fabaceae | Mucuna
External: GBIF #2951499
6 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Mucuna pruriens.
facilitation 5 claims
- This entity is the subject of facilitation on Imperata cylindrica (Alang-alang, Blady grass, Cogon grass, Japgrass, Satintail, Speargrass) · effect: beneficial
“velvet beans to eliminate the worst of the weeds such as Cyperus rotundus and Imperata cylindrica”
interactsWithAltieri 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. 135 #6492152 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“it has been shown to benefit main crop yield”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedFiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies · p. 70 #6492925 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“covering the soil with a nitrogen-rich mulch into which the next corn crop will be planted”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 103 #6494044 - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Asparagus officinalis ((ruoka)parsa) · effect: beneficial
“planting a row of cowpeas or velvet beans between the rows”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of facilitation on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: beneficial
“SP rotation and monoculture maize produced similar amounts of grain on a 2-y basis”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedSnapp S.S., Blackie M.J., Gilbert R.A., Bezner-Kerr R., Kanyama-Phiri G.Y. (2010) · Biodiversity can support a greener revolution in Africa · p. 20842 #6496287
herbivory 1 claim
- This entity is the object of herbivory by Anticarsia gemmatalis (Cutworm Moth) · effect: harmful
“larvae are key defoliators of soybean, velvetbean, peanut, alfalfa, and cowpea”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
pathogen pressure 1
- GloBI hasHost Mucuna pruriens https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11636183
pest pressure 1
- GloBI hasHost Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191740278
pollination 2
- GloBI interactsWith Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191740278
- GloBI visits Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249281022
crop interaction 4
- GloBI hasHost Mucuna pruriens https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11636183
- GloBI hasHost Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191740278
- GloBI interactsWith Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191740278
- GloBI visits Mucuna pruriens https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249281022