From: Comparison of arthropod communities between high and low input maize farms in Mexico
Inputs/soil characteristics | Cherán (Rainfed) | Alvaro Obregón (Irrigated) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Low input | Conventional | Low input | Conventional | |
Herbicide | Â | X | Â | X |
Insecticide | Â | X | Â | X |
Fertilizer | Â | X | Â | X |
Green manure and animal compost | X | Â | X | Â |
Machinery | Animal traction | Animal traction | Tractor | Tractor |
---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 5.97 ± 0.07 | 6.17 ± 0.08 | 7.61 ± 0.18 | 7.52 ± 0.09 |
Organic matter (%) | 3.4 ± 1.4 | 2.55 ± 0.53 | 3.06 ± 0.52 | 2.73 ± 0.02 |
N (%) | 0.1 ± 0.02 | 0.2 ± 0.07 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.003 |
P Olsen ppm | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 7 ± 0.6 | 20 ± 6.53 | 30.7 ± 7.2 |
CEC | 18.5 ± 6.6 | 22.3 ± 5.84 | 33.65 ± 11.5 | 46.97 ± 0.68 |
Texture | Clay | Clay | Clay Loam | Clay Loam |