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Tillage and residue management effects on soil quality in maize and wheat systems in the highlands of Central Mexico
(CIMMYT; Wageningen University, 2008)
Intensively cropped highlands areas in the tropics and sub-tropics are susceptible to erosion and declining soil fertility resulting in unsustainable agriculture. Conservation Agriculture has been proposed as an alternative ...
Handbook
Guia para la seleccion de variedades de maiz blanco y amarillo: en la zona sur-oriente del estado de Morelos, México
(MasAgro; SAGARPA; CIMMYT, 2016)
En el municipio de Tepalcingo, en el estado de Morelos, los productores suelen fertilizar los campos de maíz únicamente con nitrógeno y fósforo, lo cual podría limitar su producción. Esto es ocasionado por la falta de un ...
Infographics
Modernizacion sustentable de la agricultura tradicional
(MasAgro; CIMMYT; SAGARPA, 2014)
Book
Effects of conservation tillage on water supply and rainfed maize production in semiarid zones of west-central Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2001)
This study analyzes the potential of conservation tillage (CT) for improving maize productivity under a range of soil and rainfall conditions in a semiarid zone of West-Central Mexico, evaluating the consequences of tillage ...
Book
On-farm legume experimentation to improve soil fertility in the Zimuto communal area, Zimbabwe: farmer perceptions and feedback
(CIMMYT, 2003)
Soil fertility is an important limiting factor for smallholder agriculture in southern Africa. In 1999-2002 research was undertaken to identify and evaluate legume technology options for soil fertility improvement within ...
Serial Publication
Research on soil fertility in Southern Africa: ten awkward questions
(CIMMYT, 1998)
By raising important, sometimes ignored questions about research on soil fertility management in the subsistence, risk-prone maize-based cropping systems of sub-Saharan Africa, this paper seeks to improve the quality of ...
Book
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 ...
Conference Poster
Up-scaling and out-scaling conservation agriculture technologies: the case of a local innovation platform in Eastern Kenya
(2012)
An innovation platform (IP) is a forum for diagnosing problems of common interest, exploring opportunities and solutions. Such a platform comprises a multi-sectoral and/or a multi-institutional partners. The initiative can ...