Molina-Anzures MF1, JL Chávez-Servia2, A Gil-Muñoz1, PA López1, E Hernández-Romero1, E Ortiz-Torres1
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 36-50, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.036
Abstract Mesoamerican agrosystem ‘milpa’ is the association of maize, beans (Phaseolus sp.) and squash (Cucurbits sp.) in the same space and time. It is characterized by the production of a large diversity of species in small areas, but currently its use tends to decrease because of technological introductions of monocultures. In this work, the yield and productive efficiency of the association maize, beans and squash, intercropped with fruit tree rows were evaluated in two locations from Puebla, Mexico, through 32 experimental treatments clustered in three agrosystems. They were: triple associations of maize-beans-squash intercropped with fruit trees, double associations maize-beans without fruit… More >
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