Claim · #6492242
Erythrina poeppigiana · facilitation · Coffea arabica
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“transfer of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg to the soil was greater from E. poeppigiana”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Erythrina poeppigiana is a well-documented N-fixing shade legume in Costa Rican coffee agroforestry; pruned biomass nutrient transfer to soil is a standard documented mechanism.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Erythrina poeppigiana is a well-documented leguminous shade/nurse tree in coffee agroforestry; pruned biomass nutrient transfer (N, P, K, Ca, Mg) to soil is a biologically sound mechanism, and the comparative claim vs. Cordia alliodora is consistent with known differences in biomass quality between the two species.”
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