Claim · #6491988
Fabaceae (family) · mutualism · mixed arable crops
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“leguminous plants fix atmospheric nitrogen for subsequent crops”
- Authors
- Wezel A., Casagrande M., Celette F., Vian J.-F., Ferrer A., Peigné J.
- Year
- 2014
- Publication
- Agronomy for Sustainable Development
- Page
- 9
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Legume BNF supplying residual N to subsequent rotation crops is textbook agroecology; mechanism, direction, and magnitude are all biologically consistent.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Legume BNF via rhizobial symbiosis releasing mineralizable N to subsequent crops is well-established soil-nitrogen-cycling science; mechanism and direction are correct.”
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