Claim · #6492233
Faidherbia albida · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“maize yields were increased by more than 100% in Malawi and 76% in Ethiopia”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Faidherbia albida is a well-documented nitrogen-fixing parkland tree; yield increases of this magnitude under its canopy are consistent with published Malawi/Ethiopia agroforestry literature.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Faidherbia albida is a well-documented nitrogen-fixing parkland tree; soil fertility and yield benefits under its canopy are consistent with published field studies from Malawi and Ethiopia.”
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