AgroEco

Claim · #6495539

Gliricidia sepium · facilitation · Theobroma cacao

facilitation · effect: beneficial

interactsWith GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“shade (Inga spp., gliricidia, leucaena)”
Source
Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment
Authors
Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al.
Year
2022
Publication
CIFOR-ICRAF
Page
141

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Gliricidia sepium is a widely-used N-fixing leguminous shade tree in cacao systems.”

  • soil-scientist · plausible

    “Gliricidia sepium is a confirmed nodulating legume providing N inputs; standard agroforestry knowledge.”

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