Maize stover use and sustainable crop production in mixed crop-livestock systems in Mexico

Field Crops Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-21

  Hellin, Jon ^a   Erenstein, Olaf ^b   Beuchelt, Tina ^a   Camacho, Carolina ^a   Flores, Dagoberto ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Crop livestock farming systems; Maize; Mexico; Smallholder farmers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGROECOLOGY; COMMERCIALIZATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; FORAGE; GRAZING; MAIZE; MIXED FARMING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL COVER; TRADE-OFF;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

BOVIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887616001     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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