Claim · #6492201
Medicago sativa · biocontrol · Diabrotica spp.
biocontrol · effect: beneficial
preysOn GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“alfalfa in the rotational scheme can enhance the abundance and diversity of predators and parasites”
- 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
- 165
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Alfalfa as a biodiversity-enhancing rotation crop supporting predator/parasitoid communities is well-documented; strip-cutting dispersal mechanism is ecologically sound.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Alfalfa as predator/parasitoid reservoir in rotational IPM is well-documented; strip-cutting dispersal mechanism is biologically consistent with arthropod community dynamics.”
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