Claim · #6492277
Leucaena leucocephala · pest pressure · Vigna unguiculata
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“better crop establishment when cowpea was sown two to three weeks after fresh prunings”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Leucaena prunings contain allelopathic compounds (mimosine, tannins) and high-nitrogen decomposition products known to suppress germination; a 2-3 week delay before sowing is biologically consistent with allelochemical dissipation.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Allelopathic/phytotoxic compounds from fresh Leucaena prunings (e.g., mimosine) inhibiting cowpea germination, with toxicity diminishing after 2-3 weeks of decomposition, is biologically well-supported.”
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