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100	1		_aAquino-Mercado, P. _96921
245	1	0	_aThe adoption of bed planting of wheat in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico
260			_aMexico : _bCIMMYT, _c1998.
300			_a38 pages.
340			_aPrinted Computer File
490			_aCIMMYT Wheat Special Report (WPSR) ; _v17a _x0187-7787
500			_aOpen Access
520			_aThis report presents results of the analysis of data from a survey conducted during the fall-winter 1993/94 crop cycle in the Yaqui Valley of northwestern Mexico. It describes the agronomic characters of wheat producers and details the agronomic factors that influence wheat yield. weed control appears to be the most significant factor in the yield function. Weed infestation is reduced if wheat is planted on beds, a practice that Yaqui Valley farmers have been adopting in increasing numbers since 1980. Results of this study indicate that bed planting , compared to traditional methods of planting in corrugations or on the flat (melgas), permits better weed control and employs lower quantities of inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, seed, and water thus reducing production costs. Together, improve weed control and reduce input use lead to a significant difference in profits in favor of bed planting. Although the bed planting technology is used more frequently on clay soils, which is where the highest profits are achieved, it is also profitable on alluvial soils. The reduction in agrochemical use is beneficial to the environment, and soil and water conservation are improved by improving water management and reducing the volume of irrigation water. Among the possible limitations of the bed planting technology are the lack of machinery and proper tools to manage beds, and the additional time that bed planting requires. However, the advantages of bed planting suggest that more farmers are likely to adopt the technology, which means that farmers would benefit from more technical support from extension in disseminating information about the agronomic and economic advantages of the technology.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program
546			_aText in English
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650	1	0	_aClimatic factors _91048
650	1	7	_aCropping systems _gAGROVOC _91068
650	1	7	_aCultivation _gAGROVOC _91071
650	1	7	_aEconomic analysis _gAGROVOC _91088
650	1	7	_aInnovation adoption _gAGROVOC _91160
650	1	0	_aPlant production _91212
650	1	0	_91313 _aYields
651	1	0	_95403 _aSonora
856	4		_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/1224 _yOpen Access through DSpace
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