AgroEco

Claim · #6495166

Leguminosae (family) · facilitation · Zea mays

facilitation · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“legume-maize intercropping improved yields through nitrogen fixation”
Authors
Bezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A.
Year
2021
Publication
Global Food Security

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Family-level legume-maize intercrop yield benefit via BNF is well-supported but the family-level subject is coarse.”

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Legume BNF (~50-150 kg N/ha/yr) and OM addition improving cereal yield is core soil-fertility science.”

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