Claim · #6492077
Zea mays · facilitation · Phaseolus spp.
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Three Sisters stands for soil regeneration, genetic diversity, and a balanced diet”
- Authors
- 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.
- Year
- 2023
- Publication
- CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Three Sisters intercropping (corn, beans, squash) is a well-documented Mesoamerican polyculture; beans fix nitrogen supporting corn/squash, consistent with facilitation/beneficial classification.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Three Sisters intercropping is well-documented for soil regeneration via legume nitrogen fixation; source quote supports the beneficial facilitation claim structurally.”
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