Claim · #6494039
Lemna spp. · facilitation · crop (general)
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“duckweed (Lemna spp.)... applied as mulch”
- Authors
- Gliessman S.R.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- CRC Press
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Lemna spp. as aquatic biomass mulch contributing soil organic matter to crops is agronomically documented and biologically consistent with facilitation/beneficial classification.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Lemna spp. biomass is nutrient-rich and its application as mulch contributing to soil organic matter is biologically reasonable and consistent with the source quote.”
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