Multiple Cropping Potentials of Beans and Maize1

1978/02/01 by Charles A. Francis, Charles Francis
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems #Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

paper · pdf · doi:10.21273/hortsci.13.1.12

Abstract

Abstract Multiple cropping systems are characterized by high plant species diversity, closed cycling of nutrients, reduced pest incidence, erosion control, low but stable yields, and an intensive exploitation of limited land resources. Used on small farms in Latin America for centuries, bean-maize systems provide a source of income and a balanced diet for the farm family. Limited technology has reached this sector of the agricultural population, and new research reveals an impressive potential for improving yields in the bean-maize cropping system.

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