AgroEco

Claim · #6495171

Phaseolus vulgaris · facilitation · Zea mays

facilitation · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“bean-maize milpa intercropping improved food security in Latin America”
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

    “Bean-maize milpa is the canonical Mesoamerican polyculture documented from Altieri onward.”

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Phaseolus BNF and complementary rooting depth improving N supply to maize is well-established soil-fertility science.”

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