Claim · #6492240
Tephrosia vogelii · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“a one-year fallow of this species increased yield of the first sequential crop (maize) by 72%”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Tephrosia vogelii is a well-documented nitrogen-fixing leguminous fallow species in sub-Saharan Africa; 72% maize yield improvement post-fallow is within reported ranges for improved fallows in Rwanda.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Tephrosia vogelii is a well-documented nitrogen-fixing legume fallow species; 72% maize yield improvement post-fallow is within reported ranges for improved legume fallows in sub-Saharan Africa.”
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