Brassica rapa subsp. rapa

Italian kale

Category: plantae
Primary role: unclassified
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica

External: GBIF #7225636

2 AI-consensus-verified claims across 2 interaction categories.

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facilitation 1 claim

This entity is the subject of facilitation on Bos taurus (Aurochs) · effect: beneficial

“fodder crop for livestock, the manure from which then raised the fertility”

interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Fiebrig 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. 92 #6492926

pest pressure 1 claim

This entity is the object of pest pressure by Delia platura (Seedcorn Maggot) · effect: harmful

“host range is vast, including bean, pea, corn, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, turnip, radish, and onion”

eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed

Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 172 #6492726

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 subsp. 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

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