We investigated the effect of conservation agriculture based cropping systems in the yield and profitability of maize in a semiarid region of central Mexico, under rainfed conditions. The database contains yield data, production cost and profitability for maize (Zea mays L.), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), triticale (× Triticosecale Wittmack) and oats (Avena sativa) in two field experiments and 17 farmer's fields.
Effectiveness of 10 herbicides were compared during 2017 in El Batán, México. The results will be used to make recommendations to maize farmers for weed control.
Maize (Zea mays L.), the staple crop of Mexico, is often produced by smallholder farmers on sloping terrains. Historically, little agronomic research has been performed under the conditions of these farmers to support them in the sustainable intensification of their production systems. We set up trials at two locations in the state of Oaxaca to evaluate conservation agriculture and agroforestry in collaboration with local farmers. This dataset includes the data taken between 2015 and 2019 in the Santa Maria Teopoxco research platform and between 2014 and 2019 in the Tamazulapam del Espiritu Santo research platform, both located in the Mexican state of Oaxaca in the Pacífico Sur innovation hub. In both platforms the local conventional system was compared with 4 improved treatments. Improved treatments included zero tillage, residue management, liming, crop rotation and fertilization in different combinations. In both platforms these treatments were evaluated within a MIAF (Milpa Intercalada con Arboles Frutales) agroforestry arrangement. The MIAF system was implemented at both sites by planting rows of trees along the contour lines with a distance between rows of 10.6 m and between trees of 1 m in Tamazulapam (900 trees ha-1) and 2 m in Teopoxco (450 trees ha-1). Maize was sown on 60% of the area and 40% was under fruit trees. The database contains agronomic data (fertilization, density, tillage, residue management, plant spacing), yield data (grain yield of maize, squash and bean, fresh yield of peas, avocado and peach), plant development data (sowing, emergence, flowering, maturity and harvest, plant height, lodging) and economic data (production costs, gross margin and net profit).
