Claim · #6492079
Cucurbita spp. · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”
- 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
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Cucurbita's prostrate growth as ground cover suppressing weeds and retaining soil moisture in Three Sisters systems is well-documented and biologically consistent.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Three Sisters intercropping with squash as ground-cover suppressing weeds and retaining moisture alongside corn is well-documented agroecological practice originating in Mesoamerica.”
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