Claim · #6496289
Arachis hypogaea · facilitation · Zea mays
facilitation · effect: beneficial
interactsWith GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“fertilized peanut-maize rotation produced 25% less grain around the country”
- Source
- Biodiversity can support a greener revolution in Africa
- Authors
- Snapp S.S., Blackie M.J., Gilbert R.A., Bezner-Kerr R., Kanyama-Phiri G.Y.
- Year
- 2010
- Publication
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA
- Page
- 20841
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Peanut-maize rotation trade-off (+12-23% protein, -25% grain) is realistic given peanut's lower N-fixation contribution vs other legumes and competition costs. Mixed verdict on net benefit is appropriately reflected as moderate impact.”
- soil-scientist · plausible
“Peanut BNF (40-80 kg N/ha) is modest vs pigeonpea/mucuna, and nut removal exports nutrients, explaining the smaller residual N benefit and grain yield trade-off. Protein gain reflects peanut's intrinsic protein content, not soil-mediated.”
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