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Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review
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
- Type
- peer reviewed
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13 AI-consensus-verified claims extracted from this source , across 3 interaction categories.
biocontrol
- Cotesia sesamiae biocontrol Chilo partellus · effect: beneficial
“push-pull enhanced parasitoid populations controlling stem borers”
preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
facilitation
- Tithonia diversifolia facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“Tithonia green manure improved maize yields in sub-Saharan Africa”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Desmodium spp. facilitation Striga hermonthica · effect: beneficial
“Desmodium suppresses Striga through allelopathic exudates”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Leguminosae (family) facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“legume-maize intercropping improved yields through nitrogen fixation”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Faidherbia albida facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“Faidherbia albida improved maize yields in Zambia and Malawi”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Faidherbia albida facilitation Sorghum bicolor · effect: beneficial
“parkland trees improved sorghum yields in the Sahel”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Gliricidia sepium facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“Gliricidia green manure improved maize yields in Malawi”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Vigna unguiculata facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“cowpea-maize intercropping improved yields and dietary diversity”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Phaseolus vulgaris facilitation Zea mays · effect: beneficial
“bean-maize milpa intercropping improved food security in Latin America”
interactsWith ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure
- Pennisetum purpureum pest pressure Chilo partellus · effect: beneficial
“Napier grass pulls stem borers from maize in push-pull”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Striga hermonthica pest pressure Zea mays · effect: harmful
“Striga hermonthica causes major maize yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Chilo partellus pest pressure Zea mays · effect: harmful
“push-pull system reduced stem borer damage in maize”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - Striga hermonthica pest pressure Zea mays · effect: harmful
“Striga hermonthica causes major maize yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed