Claim · #6492232
Leucaena leucocephala · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“N contribution of roots, nodules … equivalent to 32 kg N ha–1 on maize”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leucaena improved-fallow N contributions to maize in Kenya are well-documented; 32 kg N/ha from roots, nodules, and litter is within the established range for this system.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Leucaena is a well-documented N-fixing legume tree; 32 kg N/ha from roots, nodules, and litter to subsequent maize in improved fallow is consistent with published Kenya field trials.”
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