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Agriculture, Volume 12, Issue 7

July 2022 - 178 articles

Cover Story: This study assesses changes in crop species production diversity in Mexico from 1980 to 2020 at state, regional, and national levels. Measures of crop species richness and effective diversity (alpha, beta, gamma) were derived from government production data on 304 species, each stratified into rainfed and irrigated components. In sum, findings show that while crop diversity can contribute to numerous forms of sustainability, not all diversification processes derive from agroecological-based, sustainable forms of intensification. In Mexico, crop species diversification was associated with a post-1994 boom in produce exports to the United States and the unsustainable use of scarce water resources at home. Such context-specific understanding is crucial for determining whether crop diversification, in all its forms, ultimately leads to sustainable outcomes. View this paper
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Articles (178)

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,280 Views
19 Pages

Determinants for Deployment of Climate-Smart Integrated Pest Management Practices: A Meta-Analysis Approach

  • Haruna Sekabira,
  • Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto,
  • Rousseau Djouaka,
  • Victor Clottey,
  • Christopher Gaitu,
  • Manuele Tamò,
  • Yusuf Kaweesa and
  • Stanley Peter Ddungu

Following the development and dissemination of new climate-smart agricultural technologies to farmers globally, there has been an increase in the number of socio-economic studies on the adoption of climate-smart integrated pests’ management (CS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,441 Views
19 Pages

Given the problem of the low tensile performance of the plastic film used in China, which brings about difficulties in curl-up film collecting, in this study, a contrast test was carried out on the tensile property of high-performance film for full r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,688 Views
19 Pages

In the digital age, it is critical to understand the nexus between digital technology (DT) and land rent-out behavior (LRB). It has implications for reducing the rate of land abandonment to achieve sustainable agricultural development. A large datase...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,118 Views
14 Pages

The core of saline-alkali land improvement is planting suitable plants. Planting rice in saline-alkali land can not only effectively improve saline-alkali soil, but also increase grain yield. However, traditional identification methods for saline-alk...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,232 Views
17 Pages

The Hunt for Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) Genotypes and Breeding Lines Resistance to South Indian Bruchid Strain

  • Santhi Madhavan Samyuktha,
  • Devarajan Malarvizhi,
  • Irulappan Mariyammal,
  • Adhimoolam Karthikeyan,
  • Devina Seram,
  • Manickam Dhasarathan,
  • Sundarrajan Juliet Hepziba,
  • Venugopal Sheela,
  • Arumugam Thanga Hemavathy and
  • Duraisamy Kavithamani
  • + 2 authors

Mungbean (Vigna radiata) is an important short-season legume widely cultivated in Asia, particularly India. It is highly susceptible to bruchids and developing bruchid resistance is an important goal in mungbean breeding programs. In the present stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,193 Views
10 Pages

Saline–alkali soils have high sodicity, high pH, and high levels of soluble salts, as well as carbonates. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of cattle manure and chicken manure combined with gypsum at three levels on reclaiming a saline&nd...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,655 Views
26 Pages

Rural Agrotourism Development Strategies in Less Favored Areas: The Case of Hacienda Guachinango de Trinidad

  • Norberto Pelegrín Entenza,
  • Antonio Vázquez Pérez and
  • Analién Pelegrín Naranjo

The objective of the work was to assess and identify potential perspectives for the development of agrotourism activity in the Hacienda Guachinango del Valle de los Ingenios in the Trinidad municipality, so that the methodology applied and the result...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,409 Views
19 Pages

Politicians and the general public are concerned about climate change, water scarcity, and the constant reduction in agricultural land. Water reserves are scarce in many regions in the world, negatively affecting agricultural productivity, which make...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,763 Views
15 Pages

Mechanical Characteristics of Rice Root–Soil Complex in Rice–Wheat Rotation Area

  • Huibin Zhu,
  • Haoran Zhao,
  • Lizhen Bai,
  • Shi’ao Ma,
  • Xu Zhang and
  • Hui Li

In order to explore the mechanical characteristics of stubble breaking and provide a theoretical basis for the design of a stubble breaking and crushing blockage prevention device, an orthogonal test with three factors (water content, bulk weight, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,766 Views
24 Pages

The progress of environment-friendly technology is an important means and fundamental way to achieve high-quality agricultural development. Based on the panel data of 30 provinces of China from 2000 to 2010, the study used the slack-based models (SBM...

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