Maize legume intercropping systems in southern Mexico: A review of benefits and challenges

Pierre, Jacques Fils; Latournerie-Moreno, Luis; Garruña-Hernández, René; Jacobsen, Krista L.; Guevara-Hernández, Francisco; Laboski, Carrie A. M.; Ruiz-Sánchez, Esaú

doi:10.1590/0103-8478cr20210409

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CROP PRODUCTION • Cienc. Rural 52 (11) • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20210409 linkcopy

Maize legume intercropping systems in southern Mexico: A review of benefits and challenges

Sistemas consorciados de milho no sul do México: uma revisão dos benefícios e desafios

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ABSTRACT:

Intercropping is the process of planting two or more crops simultaneously in the same field in order to provide greater ecosystem services (i.e. services related to sustainable land and water use, climate change mitigation, and ecosystem restoration). In southern Mexico, the cereal-legume intercropping is a traditional cropping practice that is declining overtime. This paper provides a literature review of the potential benefits and constraints of a maize-legume intercropping for small-scale farms in southern Mexico. This review explored and elucidated the different ecosystem services delivered by maize-legume intercropping systems. This information will help farmers know how to make a better use of cereal-legume intercropping systems to increase maize yields, improve their socioeconomic conditions, and enhance conservation agricultural practices in southern Mexico.

Key words:
cover crop; monocropping; nitrogen fixation; sustainability; yield

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Intercropping System	Region	Benefits	Reference
Pineapple M. deeringiana-C. ensiformis- maize, beans, Habanero hot pepper	Tabasco, Mexico	M.deeringiana + corn yielded 3750 kg ha-1; corn+ bean 3875 kg ha-1. M.deeringiana-Pineapple intercropping is a viable and profitable strategy.	DE LA CRUZ et al., 2006
Jamaica (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)-bean-maize	Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico	Jamaica-bean-maize intercropping increased farm´s profit.	RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ, 2015
Maize-bean-squash	Yucatan Peninsula	Burning in intercropping system decreased the SOM and N content, but increase K, Ca, Mg, salinity, and bulk density.	EBEL & ROLAND, 2018
Maize-bean	Yucatan, Mexico	Maize-bean yielded more in year three, whereas a sole maize yielded more in the fourth years.	GARCÍA & GIL, 2013
Pumpkin, maize and vegetable, Leucaena leucocephala, M. pruriens	Yucatan, Mexico	A two-years Fallow added higher organic matter, NO_3- and K content and a four-year fallow which added only Mg to the soil.	URIBE-VALLE & PETIT-ALDANA, 2007
M. pruriens or C. brasiliensis, maize & Hibiscus sabdariffa	Yucatan, Mexico	Both legume and roselle increase maize yield and reduced weed by 24-55%.	FLORES-SANCHEZ et al., 2009
Maize, lima bean, M. pruriens	Yucatan, Mexico	A sole Maize and a maize-lime yielded more than M. pruriens, but M. pruriens reduced more weeds during the third year.	CASTILLO-CAAMAL et al., 2010