Claim · #6492198
Leucaena leucocephala · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Leaf nitrogen contributed a significant 23 percent increase in maize yields”
- 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
- 156
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leucaena-maize alley cropping with N-rich prunings boosting yields is well-documented in tropical agroforestry literature, consistent with Nigeria field trials and the source quote.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Leucaena is a well-documented N2-fixing leguminous tree; pruned leaf litter N-transfer to maize yielding ~23% increase and 100–162 kg N/ha from alley-cropping trials in Nigeria is consistent with published agroforestry literature.”
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