Claim · #6492338
Inga paterno · facilitation · Coffea arabica
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Inga paterno decomposed much more slowly with only a 15% loss”
- Authors
- Buck L.E., Lassoie J.P., Fernandes E.C.M.
- Year
- 1999
- Publication
- CRC Press / Lewis Publishers
AI critic verdicts
- soil-scientist · plausible
“15% biomass loss in 63 days is a biologically reasonable slow decomposition rate for Inga leaf litter, consistent with its known high-polyphenol, low-N litter chemistry supporting persistent mulch effects.”
- agroecologist · plausible
“Inga spp. are well-documented agroforestry shade trees used with Coffea arabica; slow litter decomposition (~15% loss in 63 days) providing weed suppression is biologically consistent with Inga's known high-polyphenol, low-N litter chemistry.”
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