Claim · #6492230
Sesbania sesban · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“maize following S. sesban was 4.6 Mg ha–1 without added K fertilizer”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Sesbania improved fallows cycling nutrients including K via leaf biomass are well-documented in East African agroforestry; the yield contrast (4.6 vs 1.2 Mg/ha) is biologically credible.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sesbania sesban improved-fallow systems boosting maize yield in Kenya via nutrient cycling is well-documented agroecological literature; 4.6 vs 1.2 Mg/ha magnitude is consistent with published East African fallow trials.”
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