Desmodium pauciflorum

Genus-level evidence

2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Desmodium sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Desmodium pauciflorum.

• facilitation · Desmodium spp. → Striga hermonthica · effect: beneficial

  “Desmodium suppresses Striga through allelopathic exudates”

  Bezner Kerr R., Madsen S., Stuber M., Liebert J., Enloe S., Borghino N., Parros P., Mutyambai D., Prudhon M., Wezel A. (2021) · Can agroecology improve food security and nutrition? A review #6495164
• facilitation · Desmodium spp. → Zea mays · effect: beneficial

  “Inclusion of a Desmodium companion crop triples corn yield”

  Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources #6495592