Claim · #6492185
Leucaena leucocephala · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fast-growing leguminous trees improve soil fertility to support food crop production”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leucaena-maize alley cropping with BNF and biomass decomposition improving soil N is well-documented in East African agroforestry literature; effect magnitudes cited are within published ranges.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Leucaena BNF and biomass decomposition releasing N for maize is well-documented in alley cropping; cited N recovery figures (9-13% first season, 55-69% soil organic N) are consistent with published Kenyan field trials.”
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