Striga angustifolia
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- Category
- plantae
- Primary role
- weed
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Striga
Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Lamiales | Orobanchaceae | Striga
External: GBIF #3729573
1 AI-consensus-verified claim across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Striga angustifolia.
biocontrol 1 claim
- This entity is the object of biocontrol by Eulocastra argentisparsa · effect: beneficial
“seeds of individual Striga angustifolia (Witch weed) plant can be destroyed completely by the larvae of the noctuid, Eulocastra argentisparsa”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 300 #6495029
Genus-level evidence
3 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Striga sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Striga angustifolia.
- pest pressure · Striga spp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“semiarid Suba district plagued by both stemborers and striga”
Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F. (2004) · Agroecosystems Analysis · p. 56 #6492135 - pest pressure · Striga spp. → Zea mays · effect: harmful
“semi-arid Suba district, plagued by both stemborers and Striga”
Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 46 #6492503 - pest pressure · Striga spp. → Cereals (Poaceae) · effect: harmful
“Species of Striga infect more than two thirds of the 73 million ha of cereals and legumes”