Evaluating the potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in the Mexican tropics
Erenstein, O.
Evaluating the potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in the Mexican tropics - Mexico, DF (Mexico) : CIMMYT, 1996. - 14 pages - Printed - CIMMYT NRG Reprint Series ; No. 96-01 .
Water erosion is one of the major land degrading processes that undermine the sustainability of agriculture in the Mexican tropics. To alleviate this problem, government agencies have indiscriminately promoted soil conservation measures developed in the industrialized world. However, measures such as conservation tillage have substantially different implications in tropical agricultural production systems. The paper reviews a number of factors that affect the potential of conservation tillage in the tropics, distinguishing specifically between mechanized and manual production systems. The paper identifies conflicting residue use as one of the major potential limitations for conservation tillage in tropical environments .
Text in English
1405-3748
Economic environment
Innovation adoption
Soil conservation
Tropical zones
Zea mays
Conservation tillage
Farming systems
Mexico
Evaluating the potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in the Mexican tropics - Mexico, DF (Mexico) : CIMMYT, 1996. - 14 pages - Printed - CIMMYT NRG Reprint Series ; No. 96-01 .
Water erosion is one of the major land degrading processes that undermine the sustainability of agriculture in the Mexican tropics. To alleviate this problem, government agencies have indiscriminately promoted soil conservation measures developed in the industrialized world. However, measures such as conservation tillage have substantially different implications in tropical agricultural production systems. The paper reviews a number of factors that affect the potential of conservation tillage in the tropics, distinguishing specifically between mechanized and manual production systems. The paper identifies conflicting residue use as one of the major potential limitations for conservation tillage in tropical environments .
Text in English
1405-3748
Economic environment
Innovation adoption
Soil conservation
Tropical zones
Zea mays
Conservation tillage
Farming systems
Mexico