Claim · #6492802
Cucurbita spp. · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“intercropping agricultural system of corn, beans, and squash”
- Authors
- Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E.
- Year
- 2023
- Publication
- CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Phaseolus spp. fixing nitrogen for Zea mays in Three Sisters intercropping is well-documented agroecological practice; source quote and structured fields are consistent.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Phaseolus spp. form rhizobial symbioses fixing atmospheric N2, benefiting companion crops like Zea mays in Three Sisters systems; mechanism and direction are biologically sound.”
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