Claim · #6492132
Agroforestry trees (unspecified) · facilitation · Coffea arabica
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“35 to 65% shade promotes leaf retention in the dry seasons and reduces the pathogen Cercospora coffeicola”
- Source
- Agroecosystems Analysis
- Authors
- Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F.
- Year
- 2004
- Publication
- Agronomy Monograph No. 43, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
- Page
- 57
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Shade-grown coffee reducing Cercospora coffeicola is well-documented; 35-65% shade range aligns with agroforestry literature for Central American low-elevation zones, and source quote supports the structured mechanism field.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Cercospora coffeicola is a well-documented fungal pathogen of Coffea arabica; shade reducing this pathogen in Central American agroforestry is biologically supported.”
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