AgroEco

Claim · #6492238

Cajanus cajan · facilitation · Zea mays

facilitation · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“maize yield following a three-year-old pigeonpea fallow was 55% higher”
Authors
Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
Year
1999
Publication
CRC Press / Lewis Publishers

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Pigeonpea fallow improving subsequent maize yields via N-fixation and organic matter addition is well-documented in African smallholder agroecology literature; 55% over natural fallow is a credible magnitude.”

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Cajanus cajan improves soil N and organic matter via litterfall and N-fixation; 55% maize yield gains post-legume fallow in sub-Saharan Africa are well-documented in literature.”

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