Claim · model-written summary
Waltheria indica produced more root biomass in competition with guava.
- Taxon
- W. indica
Waltheria indicae0 - Outcome
- root biomasse0
- Direction
- moree0
- Setting
- when in competitione0
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Verbatim
e0“However, guava and W. indica produced more root biomass when in competition.”
Title
Competitive interaction between guava and weeds: Effect on initial growth
Melo, Marlenildo Ferreira; Mendonça, Vander; Silva, Daniel Valadão; et al. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (University of Kassel) 2019. doi:10.17170/kobra-20191127813
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Competition negatively affected growth of guava plants, while only guava suffered negative growth effects.
- Intervention effect Waltheria indica reduced guava leaf number, leaf area and total dry matter.
- Intervention effect Commelina benghalensis reduced guava leaf number, leaf area and total dry matter.
- Association Guava produced more root biomass in competition.
- Association Bidens subalternans was not affected by guava presence.
- Association Commelina benghalensis was not affected by guava presence.