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Gliricidia sepium · facilitation · Coffea arabica

facilitation · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“managed under combination of temporary and permanent shade Gliricidia sepium”
Authors
Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
Year
1999
Publication
CRC Press / Lewis Publishers

AI critic verdicts

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Gliricidia sepium is well-documented as a shade/mulch tree in coffee agroforestry; 65% biomass loss in 63 days is consistent with its known rapid decomposition rate in tropical conditions.”

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Gliricidia sepium is a well-documented multipurpose shade tree in coffee agroforestry systems, and its rapid leaf-litter decomposition providing mulch and weed suppression is biologically consistent with field evidence from Central America.”

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