Claim · #6492222
Cajanus cajan · facilitation · Sorghum bicolor
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“leaving the remainder of the rainy season and deep residual soil moisture to provision the slower growing pigeon pea”
- Authors
- Connor D.J., Loomis R.S., Cassman K.G.
- Year
- 2011
- Publication
- Cambridge University Press
- Page
- 64
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Pigeon pea's deep rooting and indeterminate growth exploiting residual soil moisture after early-maturing sorghum is well-documented in tropical intercropping literature.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sorghum/pigeon pea intercropping with temporal niche differentiation is well-documented in tropical agroecology literature; source quote directly supports the deep residual moisture mechanism.”
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