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Farmer assessment of velvetbean as a green manure in Veracruz, Mexico: experimentation and expected profits
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This study explores factors associated with farmers' decision to experiment with velvetbean (Mucuna spp.), a green manure, as a maize intercrop in three villages of Veracruz, Mexico. To asses whether velvetbean might be ...
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Genetic diversity and maize seed management in a traditional Mexican community: implications for in situ conservation of maize
(CIMMYT, 1996)
Results from a study of maize varieties and seed sources in a traditional community in Mexico raise questions about the relevance of models for in situ conservation of crop genetic resources that are based on geographical ...
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Are productivity enhancing, resource conserving technologies a viable "Win-win" approach in the tropics? The case of conservation tillage in Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1997)
This paper summarizes factors affecting the agricultural and environmental potential of conservation tillage in maize-based farming systems in Mexico. The author begins by describing some of the implications of soil ...
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Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects ...
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A regional analysis of maize biological diversity in Southeastern Guanajuato, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1998)
Four environments with contrasting potential for agricultural productivity and infrastructure development were identified in Guanajuato State, Mexico, to test hypotheses about the relationship of maize biological diversity ...
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Farmers' seed selection practices and maize variety characteristics in a traditionally-based Mexican community
(CIMMYT, 1998)
Experimental results and farmers surveys in a Mexican community indicates that farmers' seed selection practices protect the phenological integrity of their maize varieties as they define them, despite numerous factors ...
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Triticale production in the Central Mexican highlands: smallholders' experiences and lessons for research
(CIMMYT, 1990)
Triticale, a cross between wheat and rye, yields more than ita parent species under two kinds of marginal conditions: highland areas where acid soils and foliar diseases are a problem and semiarid areas where drought stress ...
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Conservation tillage or residue conservation? An evaluation of residue management in Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1997)
The key to conservation tillage is the use of crop residues as mulch. However, there is some confusion over the term conservation tillage, among other things, because too much emphasis has been placed on tillage. Since ...
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La producción de maíz de temporal en México: tendencias, restricciones y retos tecnológicos e institucionales para los investigadores
(CIMMYT, 1992)
Este documento examina las tendencias de la producción de maíz de temporal en México en los últimos decenios y la experiencia del INIFAP / OMMYT/ ORAD en la investigación en fincas (IEF) en las tierras bajas tropicales de ...
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La producción de triticale en la meseta Tarasca de México: experiencias de los minifundistas y lecciones útiles para la investigación
(CIMMYT, 1992)
El triticale, fruto de una cruza entre el trigo y el centeno, rinde más que sus progenitores en dos tipos de condiciones marginales: las tierras altas donde los suelos ácidos y las enfermedades foliares constituyen un ...