Citation Information

  • Title : Runoff, Soil Loss, and Nutrient Depletion Under Traditional and Alternative Cropping Systems in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt, Central Mexico
  • Source : Land Degradation & Development
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Volume : 20
  • Issue : 6
  • Pages : 640–653
  • Year : 2009
  • DOI : 10.1002/ldr.953
  • ISBN : 10.1002/ldr.953
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Garcia-Oliva, F.
    • Prat, C.
    • Medina-Orozco, L.
    • Mendoza, M. E.
    • Bravo-Espinosa, M.
    • Lopez-Granados, E.
  • Climates: Tropical (A). Temperate (C). Tropical rainforest (Af). Tropical monsoonal (Am). Tropical savannah (Aw). Steppe (BSh, BSk). Humid subtropical (Cwa, Cfa).
  • Cropping Systems: Maize. Oats. Conservation cropping systems. No-till cropping systems.
  • Countries: Mexico.

Summary

In the Transmexican Volcanic Belt a traditional fallow system is practiced, called "ano y vez" (AV), which does not benefit soil conservation due to its low level of nutrient recycling and because soil protection is poor during the cultivation year. The objective of the present work was to measure runoff and soil and nutrient losses during three annual cycles (2002-2004) in Central Mexico under AV rotation and two alternative systems: improved traditional (IT) and traditional organic (TO). Soil losses in the three systems were moderate (

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