Open AccessLa asociación maíz-frijol como alternativa para agricultura con problemas de heladas.
Author(s) -
José S. Barrales
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
agronomía mesoamericana (impresa)/revista agronomía mesoamericana/agronomía mesoamericana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1659-1321
pISSN - 1021-7444
DOI - 10.15517/am.v8i2.24674
Subject(s) - biology , sowing , agronomy , horticulture , crop
During 1994, in Cuapiaxtla Valley, in Taxcala, Mexico, a region with frequent freezing injury to crops, the association of maize and common beans was evaluated to find out the potential of the maize plant cover in reducing damage on bean plants by freezing temperatures. A chilling wave 126 days after planting caused the death of maize plants, while the bean plants completed their biological cycle and produced 350 kg/ha.