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The milpa agroecosystem is an intercropping of maize, beans, squash and other crops, developed in Mesoamerica, and its adoption is widely variable across climates and regions. An example of particular interest is the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, which holds highly diverse milpas, drawing on ancestral Mayan knowledge. Traditional milpas have been described as sustainable resource management models, based on long rotations within a slash-and-burn cycle in forest areas. Nevertheless, due to modernization and intensification processes, new variants of the approach have appeared. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of three milpa systems (traditional, continuous, and mechanized) in four case studies across the Peninsula, with emphasis on food self-sufficiency, social inclusion and adoption of innovations promoted by a development project. The Framework for the Evaluation of Agroecosystems using Indicators (MESMIS, for its Spanish acronym) was used for its flexible, participatory approach. A common group of indicators was developed despite regional differences between study cases, with a high level of farmer participation throughout the iterative process. The results show lower crop yields in traditional systems, but with lower inputs costs and pesticide use. In contrast, continuous milpas had higher value in terms of crop diversity, food security, social inclusion, and innovation adoption. Mechanized milpas had lower weed control costs. Profitability of cash crops and the proportion of forest were high in all systems. Highly adopted innovations across milpa types and study cases included spatial crop arrangement and the use of residues as mulches. However, most innovations are not adapted to local conditions, and do not address climate change. Further, women and youth participation is low, especially in traditional systems.

Milpa Intensification Processes Women and Youth Participation CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SUSTAINABILITY INTERCROPPING FOOD SECURITY INNOVATION SOCIAL INCLUSION AGROECOSYSTEMS CASE STUDIES

Facilitating mechanization for sustainable intensification using service provider models: lessons from the global south

Md Abdul Matin (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION MECHANIZATION ENTERPRISES FARMERS

CIMMYT seed systems interventions

lessons to Bangladesh

AbduRahman Issa (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SEED SYSTEMS VALUE CHAINS POLICIES HYBRIDS MAIZE WHEAT

Phenotyping with satellites

Urs Schulthess Gerald Blasch Francisco Pinto Mainassara Zaman-Allah (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA SATELLITE OBSERVATION PHENOTYPING SATELLITE IMAGERY MONITORING

Enhancing maize yield in a conservation agriculture-based maize (Zea mays)- wheat (Triticum aestivum) system through efficient nitrogen management

C.M. Parihar Hari Sankar Nayak Dipaka Ranjan Sena Shankar Lal Jat Mahesh Gathala Upendra Singh (2023, [Artículo])

This study evaluated the impact of contrasting tillage and nitrogen management options on the growth, yield attributes, and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) in a conservation agriculture (CA)-based maize-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system. The field experiment was conducted during the rainy (kharif) seasons of 2020 and 2021 at the research farm of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. The experiment was conducted in a split plot design with three tillage practices [conventional tillage with residue (CT), zero tillage with residue (ZT) and permanent beds with residue (PB)] as main plot treatments and in sub-plots five nitrogen management options [Control (without N fertilization), recommended dose of N @150 kg N/ha, Green Seeker-GS based application of split applied N, N applied as basal through urea super granules-USG + GS based application and 100% basal application of slow release fertilizer (SRF) @150 kg N/ha] with three replications. Results showed that both tillage and nitrogen management options had a significant impact on maize growth, yield attributes, and yield in both seasons. However, time to anthesis and physiological maturity were not significantly affected. Yield attributes were highest in the permanent beds and zero tillage plots, with similar numbers of grains per cob (486.1 and 468.6). The highest leaf area index (LAI) at 60 DAP was observed in PB (5.79), followed by ZT(5.68) and the lowest was recorded in CT (5.25) plots. The highest grain yield (2-year mean basis) was recorded with permanent beds plots (5516 kg/ha), while the lowest

was observed with conventional tillage (4931 kg/ha). Therefore, the study highlights the importance of CA practices for improving maize growth and yield, and suggests that farmers can achieve better results through the adoption of CA-based permanent beds and use of USG as nitrogen management option.

Green Seeker Urea Super Granules CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE UREA YIELDS ZERO TILLAGE NITROGEN

Erratum: Author Correction: Genetic structure analysis and identifying key founder inbred lines in diverse elite sub-tropical maize inbred lines (Scientific reports (2023) 13 1 (11695))

Melaku Gedil Ana Luisa Garcia-Oliveira Nnanna Unachukwu Cesar Petroli Sarah Hearne Abebe Menkir (2023, [Artículo])

Genetic Relationships Desirable Traits CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA GENETIC STRUCTURES INBRED LINES MAIZE BREEDING PROGRAMMES

Crop performance and nitrogen use-efficiency in maize under conservation agriculture coupled with sub-surface drip fertigation

C.M. Parihar Hari Sankar Nayak Renu Pandey ML JAT (2021, [Artículo])

Biological Yield Permanent Beds Yield Attributes CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA YIELDS NITROGEN NUTRIENT UPTAKE CROP PERFORMANCE MAIZE

La diversidad funcional en el calichal yucateco: una estrategia que permite entender su riqueza desde una perspectiva ecológica

Mayte Aguilar RODRIGO STEFANO DUNO DIEGO FRANCISCO ANGULO PEREZ (2022, [Artículo])

La huella ecológica y el impacto de las acciones humanas han afectado gravemente los ecosistemas y estamos lejos de entender la complejidad que contienen, así como el papel de las especies que los integran. Este ensayo ilustra la diversidad funcional como una estrategia crítica a los estudios de biodiversidad, ya que nos permite entender la riqueza desde una perspectiva ecológica y evolutiva. Es urgente conocer nuestros ecosistemas para establecer estrategias de conservación eficaces, y la diversidad funcional representa una herramienta útil para lograr dicho objetivo.

ADAPTACION ECOLOGICA COMUNIDAD FILTROS AMBIENTALES RASGOS FUNCIONALES MEXICO YUCATAN BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA CIENCIAS DE LA VIDA BIOLOGÍA VEGETAL (BOTÁNICA) ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL ECOLOGÍA VEGETAL