Systematic design and evaluation of crop rotations enhancing soil conservation, soil fertility and farm income: A case study for vegetable farms in South Uruguay

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-302

  Dogliotti, S ^a,b   Rossing, W A H ^b   Van Ittersum, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop rotations; Cropping systems; Evaluation; Farming systems; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL FERTILITY; VEGETABLE;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642302469     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. AFRC, 1993. Energy and protein requirements of ruminants. An advisory manual prepared by the Technical Committee on Responses to Nutrients. CAB International, Wallingford
2. Allison, F.E., 1973. Soil organic matter and its role in crop production. Developments in Soil Science 3. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 346-359
3. Barbier B., Bergeron G. Impact of policy interventions on land management in Honduras: results of a bioeconomic model. Agricultural Systems. 60:1999;1-16.
4. Baver L.D. The effect of organic matter on soil structure. Organic Matter and Soil Fertility. 1968;383-403 North-Holland Publ. Company, New York.
5. Carmona, H., Sosa, P., Davies, P., Cristiani, G., Puente, R., 1993. Manejo y Desarrollo integrado de cuencas hidrográficas en la cuenca del río Santa Lucía: Plan Ejecutivo para el manejo de la microcuenca del embalse Canelón Grande. Programa de Cooperación Técnica FAO, Uruguay, Documento No. 5
6. De Koning G.H.J., Van Keulen H., Rabbinge R., Janssen H. Determination of input and output coefficients of cropping systems in the European Community. Agricultural Systems. 48:1995;485-502.
7. De Wit C.T., Van Keulen H., Seligman N.G., Spharim I. Application of Interactive Multiple Goal Programming techniques for analysis and planning of regional agricultural development. Agricultural Systems. 26:1988;211-230.
8. DIEA-PREDEG, 1999. La Horticultura en el Uruguay. Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca, Montevideo, Uruguay
9. Dias Rosello R. Evolution of soil organic matter under rotations of crops and pastures. Investigaciones Agronómicas. 1:1992;103-110.
10. Docampo, R., García, C., 1999. Sistemas de cultivos para la producción hortícola sostenible en la Región Sur. PRENADER Proyecto No. 35, Montevideo, Uruguay
11. Dogliotti S., Rossing W.A.H., Van Ittersum M.K. ROTAT, a tool for systematically generating crop rotations. European Journal of Agronomy. 19:2003;239-250.
12. Doorenbos, J., Kassam, A.H., 1979. Yield response to water. FAO irrigation and drainage paper No. 33, Rome
13. Durán A. Content and geographical distribution of organic carbon in soils of Uruguay. Agrociencia. 2:1998;37-47.
14. Duran J. An alternative model for soil systematisation. Agrociencia. 4:2000;111-123.
15. Furest, J., 2000. Average climatic data from Las Brujas Research Station. Available from http://www.inia.org.uy/disciplinas/agroclima/index.htm
16. García, F., 1992. Conservación de suelos. Serie Técnica No. 26, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Uruguay
17. García, F., Clerici, C., 1996. The use of the RUSLE model in Uruguay. Annals of the XIII Congreso Latinoamericano de la Ciencia del Suelo, August 4-8, Aguas de Lindoia, Brasil
18. García, M., Reyes, C., 1999. Estudio de sistemas productivos hortícolas en el largo plazo, teniendo como base el manejo de suelos. PRENADER Proyect No. 35, Montevideo, Uruguay
19. GTZ-FUCREA, 1989. Coeficientes técnicos de maquinaria agrícola. Convenio Federación Uruguaya de Grupos CREA - GTZ, Montevideo, Uruguay
20. Hassink J., Whitmore A.P., Kubát J. Size and density fractionation of soil organic matter and the physical capacity of soils to protect organic matter. European Journal of Agronomy. 7:1997;189-199.
21. Helander, C.A., 1997. The Logarden project: development of an ecological and integrated arable farming system. European Journal of Agronomy 7. In: M.K. van Ittersum, S.C. van de Geijn (Eds.), Perspectives for Agronomy: adopting ecological principles and managing resource use, Proceedings of the 4th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy, Veldhoven and Wageningen, The Netherlands, 7-11 July 1996. Developments in Crop Science 25, 309-317.
22. Hengsdijk H., Bouman B.A.M., Nieuwenhuyse A., Jansen H.G.P. Quantification of land use systems using technical coefficient generators: a case study for the northern Atlantic zone of Costa Rica. Agricultural Systems. 61:1999;109-121.
23. Hengsdijk H., Van Ittersum M.K. A goal oriented approach to identify and engineer land use systems. Agricultural Systems. 71:2002;231-247.
24. INE, 2002. Encuesta continua de hogares, Setiembre-Noviembre 2002. Insituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Available from http:www.ine.gub.uy
25. Janssen B.H. A simple method for calculating decomposition and accumulation of "young" soil organic matter. Plant and Soil. 76:1984;297-304.
26. Klerkx, L.W.A., 2002. Using information on farming and farmers in a model-based exploration of horticultural production systems in the south of Uruguay. M.Sc. Thesis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
27. Kortleven, J., 1963. Quantitative aspects of humus accumulation and decomposition. Verslagen Landbouwkundige Onderzoekingen 69:1, Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands
28. Loveland P.J., Webb J., Bellamy P. Critical levels of soil organic matter: the evidence for England and Wales. Rees R.M., Ball B.C., Campbell C.D., Watson C.A. Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter. 2001;23-33 CAB International.
29. Lu C.H., Van Ittersum M.K., Rabbinge R. Quantitative assessment of resource-use efficient cropping systems: a case study for Ansai in the Loess Plateau of China. European Journal of Agronomy. 19:2003;311-326.
30. Molendijk L.P.G., Mulder A. The Netherlands, nematodes and potatoes; old problems are here again. Potato Research. 39, 1996;471-477.
31. Pannone, J.C., García, F., Rovira, L.A., 1983. Erosividad de la lluvia en Uruguay. Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca - INC-IICA, Montevideo, Uruguay
32. Pigurina, G., Methol, M., Acosta, Y., Bassewitz, H., Mieres, J., 1991. Guía para la alimentación de rumiantes. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Serie Técnica No. 5
33. PPO, 2001. Blootstellings Risico Index en Milieu Belastingspunten. Praktijkonderzoek Plant and Omgeving, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
34. PRONAPPA, 1997. El programa nacional de apoyo al pequeño productor agropecuario: una experiencia de desarrollo rural en el Uruguay. Editorial Patria, Montevideo, Uruguay
35. Puentes, R., 1981. A framework for the use of the universal soil loss equation in Uruguay. M.Sc. Thesis, Texas A&M University
36. Puentes, R., Szogi, A., 1983. Manual para el uso de la USLE en Uruguay. Serie: normas técnicas en conservación de suelos, No. 1. Dirección de Suelos-MAP, Montevideo, Uruguay
37. Rabbinge, R., 1993. The ecological background of food production. In: Chadwick, D.J., Marsh, J., (Eds.), Crop Protection and Sustainable Agriculture. Ciba Foundation Symposium 177, John Wiley, UK, Chichester, pp. 2-29.
38. Renard, K.G., Foster, G.R., Weesies, G.A., Mc Cool, D.K., Yoder, D.C., 1997. Predicting soil erosion by water: a guide to conservation planning with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). Agriculture Handbook No. 703, United States Department of Agriculture
39. Risso, D.F., 1997. Producción de carne sobre pasturas. In: Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Serie Técnica No. 83, Suplementación estratégica para el engorde de ganado, Uruguay
40. Risso, D.F., Ahuchaín, M., Cibils, R., Zarza, A., 1991. Suplementación en invernadas del Litoral. In: Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Serie Técnica No. 15, Pasturas y producción animal en áreas de ganadería, Uruguay
41. Rossing W.A.H., Jansma J.E., De Ruijter F.J., Schans J. Operationalizing sustainability: exploring options for environmentally friendly flower bulb production systems. European Journal of Plant Pathology. 103:1997;217-234.
42. Rühlmann J. A new approach to estimating the pool of stable organic matter in soil using data from long-term field experiments. Plant and Soil. 213:1999;149-160.
43. Terzaghi, A., Sganga, J.C., 1998. Physical characteristics of main agricultural soils of Canelones and Montevideo: agronomic interpretation. Technical Bulletin No. 8, Ministerio de Agricultura, Montevideo, Uruguay
44. Van Ittersum M.K., Rabbinge R. Concepts in production ecology for analysis and quantification of agricultural input-output combinations. Field Crops Research. 52:1997;197-208.
45. Van Laar, H.H., Goudriaan, J., Van Keulen, H., 1997. SUCROS97: simulation of crop growth for potential and water-limited production situations. Quantitative approaches in Systems Analysis No. 14. AB-DLO, C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands
46. Van Lanen H.A.J., Van Diepen C.A., Reinds G.J., De Koning G.H.j., Bulens J.D., Bregt A.K. Physical land evaluation methods and GIS to explore the crop growth potential and its effects within the European Communities. Agricultural Systems. 39:1992;307-328.
47. Vereijken P. A methodical way of prototyping integrated and ecological arable farming systems (I/EAFS) in interaction with pilot farms. European Journal of Agronomy. 7:1997;235-250.
48. Wijnands F.G. Integrated crop protection and environmental exposure to pesticides: methods to reduce use and impact of pesticides in arable farming. European Journal of Agronomy. 7:1997;251-260.
49. Wijnands, F.G., 1999. A methodical way of prototyping more sustainable farming systems in interaction with pilot farms. In: Härdtlein et al. (Eds), Nachhaltigheit in der Landwirtschaft. Imitiatieven zum Umweltschutz. Band 15. Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, pp. 365-391
50. Wischeimer W.H., Johnson C.B., Cross B.V. A soil erodability nomograph for farmland and construction sites. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 26:1971;189-193.
51. Yang, H.S., 1996. Modelling organic matter mineralization and exploring options for organic matter management in arable farming in Northern China. Ph. D. Thesis, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
52. Yang H.S., Janssen B.H. A mono-component model of carbon mineralization with a dynamic rate constant. European Journal of Soil Science. 51:2000;517-529.