AgroEco

Claim · #6495543

Imperata cylindrica · pest pressure · tree seedlings (Dipterocarpaceae)

pest pressure · effect: harmful

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Verbatim source quote

“highly invasive grasses such as Imperata cylindrica”
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
149

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Imperata cylindrica is a well-documented invasive grass that suppresses tree seedling regeneration on degraded Southeast Asian uplands.”

  • horticulturist · plausible

    “Cogon grass smothering dipterocarp regeneration via dense rhizome mats and allelopathy is well established in tropical silviculture.”

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