Claim · model-written summary
Legume weights per plant in mixtures were close or equal to those in monoculture.
Verbatim
e0“competition between the grass Cenchrus biflorus and the legume A lysicarpus ovalifolius”
e6“the weights per plant of the legume were close or equal to those in monoculture”
Title
P. Gillard; W.Th. Elberse Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science 1982. doi:10.18174/njas.v30i3.16975
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Cenchrus was the stronger competitor in all treatments.
- Observation In all treatments relative yield total exceeded unity.
- Intervention effect Only in the P|N0 treatment some mixtures yielded more than the highest-yielding monoculture, namely those where A lysicarpus dominated.
- Intervention effect When N was limiting, the weights per plant of the grass in mixtures were greater than those in monoculture.
- Mechanism The grass experienced hardly any competition for N from the legume, which was self-sufficient in its N supply.
- Association Severe N limitation prevented the grass from depressing the legume in the competition for other resources.
- Association The positive response of the legume to P (P:N0) was just enough to enable stable coexistence.
- Association Where N was applied the grass had a strong advantage in competition for P.
- Association Where N was applied the grass had a strong advantage in light competition.
- Mechanism The rapid growth of C. biflorus was concluded to enable it to capture resources early, making it the stronger competitor.
- Observation Alysicarpus ovalifolius grew more slowly than the grass.
- Observation Alysicarpus ovalifolius was adapted to survive in conditions of low nitrogen availability.