TY  - BK
AU  - Erenstein,O.
TI  - Evaluating the potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in the Mexican tropics
T2  - CIMMYT NRG Reprint Series
SN  - 1405-3748
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Mexico, DF (Mexico)
PB  - CIMMYT, 
KW  - Economic environment
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Innovation adoption
KW  - Soil conservation
KW  - Tropical zones
KW  - Zea mays
KW  - Conservation tillage
KW  - Farming systems
KW  - Mexico
N2  - 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
ER  -