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Lima bean

A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), also commonly known as butter bean, sieva bean, double bean or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.

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Origin and uses

Crop

Cultivation and cultivars

Ecology

Toxicity

Nutrition

Uses

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Lima bean

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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Lima bean

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related to Origin and uses · 16
Lima bean → AD, Andes, BC, By, Meso, Mesoamerica, Old World, Peru, Phaseolus, Rio Grande, Sieva, South America, The Andean, The Mesoamerican, They, Two
related to Pathogens/disease · 13
Lima bean → Boeremia, Diaporthe, Didymella, It, Lesions, New York State, Other, Phoma, Phyllosticta, Phytophthora, Symptoms, To, Two
related to External links · 11
Lima bean → Butter Beans, Database Search ResultsIllustrated Legume, Florida, Florida Folklife Collection, Future, Genetic Resources DatabaseSorting Phaseolus, Lima Bean Digital Exhibit, NamesRecording, Plants For, State Archives, USDA National Agricultural Library
related to Crop · 8
Lima bean → Atlantic, Baby, California, Delaware, In, June, Midwest, New York State
related to Predators/hosts · 7
Lima bean → Common, It, Spider, Spodoptera, Tetranychus, The, These
related to Cultivars · 6
Lima bean → Both, Closely, In, Lima, The, White
related to Defenses · 6
Lima bean → Jasmonic, Lima, Phytoseiulus, Producing, The, These
related to Toxicity · 5
Lima bean → Canned, In, Like, The, These
related to Nutrition · 4
Lima bean → Additionally, B6, The, When
is a · 2
Lima bean → domesticated species of economic and cultural importance worldwide, Jasmonic acid pathway

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Lima beanis adomesticated species of economic and cultural importance worldwide0.90text
Lima beanis aJasmonic acid pathway0.90text
tomato or cabbage plants.Spider mites pose the greatest threat to lima bean plants compared to other speciesinstance ofIt prefers lima bean plants as a host food source over other plants0.80text
such as the Common cutworminstance ofIt prefers lima bean plants as a host food source over other plants0.80text
bacteriainstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
fungi or virusesinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
as they can easily invade herbivore-infected leaves.Other predatory insects include antsinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
waspsinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
fliesinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
beetles.DefensesLima beans use extrafloral nectarinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
beetlesinstance ofThis may also be advantageous to defend against pathogens0.80text
Lima beanrelated to CropIn0.60section

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