This was not a mystery, and hasn't been for a while, this is why we intercrop and partner plant with mycorrhizal-relation forming plants
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Looks like i’ll be sticking with my three sisters planting for the rest of my life then.
They planted 18 common prairie plants that have evolved together in mixed ecologies. There is zero connection with agriculture. Basically the data does show that plant species that have evolved in mixed species groups do better in mixed species groups.
It's a common ecology paper that they are trying to push the results way too far.