Claim · model-written summary
Conservation agriculture increased maize yields at most sites, by 0.85 ± 1.80 t ha −1 on average.
- Treatment
- CAe6
- Outcome
- maize yieldse6
- Direction
- increasede6
- Value
- 0.85 ± 1.80 t ha −1e6
- Qualifier
- at most sitese6
- Comparator
- local conventional practice (CP)e4
Zea maysNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting
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Verbatim
e1“Maize ( Zea mays L.) is Mexico's primary staple food”
e4“Soil in CA was compared to the local conventional practice (CP)”
e6“CA increased maize yields at most sites and on average by 0.85 ± 1.80 t ha −1”
Title
Simon Fonteyne; Juan Burgueño; Blanca Aide Albarrán Contreras; et al. Land Degradation and Development 2021. doi:10.1002/ldr.3894
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Association Organic matter and nitrates were higher in the top soil layer across the maize trial sites.
- Intervention effect Soil aggregate stability was greater under conservation agriculture than under conventional practice in maize trials.
- Association Management effects on nutrient content, pH and penetration resistance varied widely and were mostly determined by local soil type.
- Recommendation Local adaptive trials are important to assess conservation agriculture effects and fit the practice to local conditions.