Claim · #6492150
Azolla spp. · mutualism · Oryza sativa
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Azolla spp. (a symbiotic association of blue-green alga and fern), which promotes fixation of nitrogen—adding up to 50 kg per hectare”
- 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
- 127
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis fixing ~50 kg N/ha in flooded rice paddies is well-established in agroecology literature; source quote directly supports the structured fields.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis fixing ~50 kg N/ha in paddy systems is well-documented; source quote directly supports the structured mechanism and magnitude fields.”
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