Claim · #6492239
Tephrosia candida · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“two-year fallow of Tephrosia candida increased yield of subsequent maize by 1.5 Mg ha–1 (or 157%)”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tephrosia candida is a well-documented N-fixing leguminous fallow species; substantial maize yield gains post-legume fallow in sub-Saharan Africa are consistent with agroecological literature.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Tephrosia candida is a well-documented N-fixing leguminous fallow species; yield gains of this magnitude following multi-year legume fallow vs. bush fallow are biologically consistent with soil N accumulation.”
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