Claim · #6495227
Brassica spp. · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“brassica, maize, beet and squash, acidify their rhizosphere and secrete organic acids and phosphatases”
- Authors
- Brooker R.W., Bennett A.E., Cong W.-F., Daniell T.J., George T.S., Hallett P.D., Hawes C., Iannetta P.P.M., Jones H.G., Karley A.J., Li L., McKenzie B.M., Pakeman R.J., Paterson E., Schob C., Shen J., Squire G., Watson C.A., Zhang C., Zhang F., Zhang J., White P.J.
- Year
- 2015
- Publication
- New Phytologist
- Page
- 110
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Brassica root acidification and organic-acid exudation mobilizing P/Fe/Zn/Mn/Cu in alkaline rhizospheres is a well-documented intercrop facilitation mechanism (Marschner; Hinsinger); source quote supports the structured fields.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Rhizosphere acidification and carboxylate (citrate, malate) exudation by Brassicaceae mobilizing sparingly-soluble P and micronutrient cations on alkaline soils is established soil-chemistry knowledge.”
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