Claim · #6492234
Faidherbia albida · facilitation · Sorghum bicolor
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“sorghum yields were increased by 36% in Ethiopia and 125% in Burkina Faso”
- 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 parkland agroforestry tree whose reverse phenology and N-fixation consistently boost cereal yields; cited figures align with published Sahel/Ethiopia literature.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Faidherbia albida is a well-documented parkland nitrogen-fixing tree; soil N/P improvement and documented yield gains under its canopy in sub-Saharan Africa are consistent with published literature.”
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