Reduced Water Use in Barley and Maize Production Through Conservation Agriculture and Drip Irrigation

The Mexican Bajío region is the country's main barley (Hordeum vulgare) producing area. Barley is commonly produced during the dry autumn–winter season using furrow irrigation with ground water, following which rainfed maize (Zea mays) is grown in the spring–summer season using supplementary ir...

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Main Authors: Simon Fonteyne, Álvaro Flores García, Nele Verhulst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.734681/full