Claim · #6493983
Glomus mosseae · mutualism · Liquidambar styraciflua
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“leaching with water was retarded when plants of Liquidambar styraciflua were AM with Glomus mosseae”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 172
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“AM fungi improving nutrient retention and reducing nitrate leaching is well-documented; Glomus mosseae colonizing Liquidambar styraciflua is biologically credible and the source quote directly supports the structured mechanism.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Glomus mosseae is a well-documented AM fungus; mycorrhizal associations reducing nitrate leaching in host plants like Liquidambar styraciflua is biologically consistent with known AM nutrient-retention mechanisms.”
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