Claim · #6492147
Zea mays · mutualism · Phaseolus vulgaris
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fixed nitrogen from legumes is available to the cereal, thereby improving nutritional quality”
- Authors
- Altieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O.
- Year
- 1995
- Publication
- CRC Press / Westview Press
- Page
- 113
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Maize-bean intercropping nitrogen fixation mutualism is well-documented; legume rhizobial N transfer benefiting cereals and complementary amino acid profiles are textbook agroecological claims.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Rhizobial N-fixation by Phaseolus vulgaris releasing fixed N to benefit intercropped Zea mays is well-established soil-science fact; source quote supports the mechanism field.”
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