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Theobroma cacao

Cacao

Category
plantae
Primary role
crop
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Theobroma

Plantae | Tracheophyta | Magnoliopsida | Malvales | Malvaceae | Theobroma

External: GBIF #3152205

27 AI-consensus-verified claims across 4 interaction categories.

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Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Theobroma cacao.

facilitation 10 claims
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Erythrina poeppigiana (Bombón) · effect: beneficial
    “nodules of unpruned E. poeppigiana shade trees in cacao plantations disappeared during dry season”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492190
  • This entity is the subject of facilitation on Cordia alliodora (Araña kaspi) · effect: beneficial
    “five-year-old stand of Theobroma cacao and Cordia alliodora with above-ground biomass store of 45.9 Mg/ha”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M. (1999) · Agroforestry in Sustainable Agricultural Systems #6492195
  • This entity is the subject of facilitation on weeds · effect: beneficial
    “crushed pods leach tannic substances that can inhibit the germination”
    interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Gliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 104 #6494045
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Inga spp. · 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 #6495538
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Gliricidia sepium (Nicaraguan cocoashade) · 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 #6495539
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Leucaena leucocephala (Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena) · 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 object of facilitation by Arachis pintoi (Pinto Peanut) · effect: beneficial
    “Pinto peanut, a forage legume, can also be planted as a ground-cover crop”
    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. 143 #6495544
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Inga spp. · 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 #6496473
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Gliricidia sepium (Nicaraguan cocoashade) · 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 #6496474
  • This entity is the object of facilitation by Leucaena leucocephala (Horse/wild tamarind, Jumbie bean, Lead tree, Leucaena) · 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
herbivory 1 claim
pathogen pressure 13 claims
pest pressure 3 claims
  • This entity is the object of pest pressure by Helopeltis theobromae · effect: harmful
    “biological control of Helopeltis theobromae Mill in Malaysia”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Gurr G.M., Wratten S.D., Altieri M.A. (2004) · Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods · p. 92 #6492620
  • This entity is the object of pest pressure by Conopomorpha cramerella · effect: harmful
    “higher incidence of pests such as pod borers”
    eats ✓ 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. 138 #6495547
  • This entity is the object of pest pressure by Planococcus citri (Citrus Mealybug) · effect: harmful
    “citrus mealybug is a vector of Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus”
    vectorOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Hara A., Niino-DuPonte R. (2015) · Hawai'i Landscape Plant Pest Guide: Sucking Insects · p. 3 #6495658

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