Claim · #6492044
Phaseolus spp. · mutualism · Zea mays
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Beans are nitrogen-fixers and continually supply this macronutrient”
- Authors
- Chalker-Scott L.
- Publication
- Washington State University Puyallup Research and Extension Center
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phaseolus spp. fix nitrogen via rhizobial symbiosis; Three Sisters polyculture evidence confirms corn benefits from bean-fixed N in field conditions.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Phaseolus spp. host rhizobial symbionts fixing N₂, releasing fixed nitrogen to soil benefiting companion crops like maize — well-established in Three Sisters agroecology.”
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