Claim · #6492203
Robinia pseudoacacia · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“black locust is a nitrogen fixer and also produces pest-resistant wood”
- 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
- 162
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Robinia pseudoacacia is a well-established symbiotic nitrogen-fixer (via Mesorhizobium/Rhizobium spp.) and its use in agroforestry to benefit subsequent crops is biologically sound.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Robinia pseudoacacia is a well-documented N2-fixing leguminous tree; soil nitrogen enrichment benefiting subsequent crops like maize is agronomically established.”
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