Identification of Suitable areas for rainfed agriculture with maize and beans in the Basin of Autlán, Jalisco, México

 

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Autores: Andrade Martínez, Everardo, De Niz-Lara, Emma María, Benítez-Muñoz, Miguel Ángel, Olguín-López, José Luis, Guevara-Gutiérrez, Rubén Darío, Meza-Rodriguez, Demetrio, Villalvazo-López, Víctor Manuel
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2018
Descripción:Currently, there is little research on the identification of areas suitable for implementing rainfed agriculture activity using corn and bean crops in the basin of Autlan. To delimit suitable surfaces in the area of study, a multicriteria methodology (Analytical hierarchical Process) and the Geographic Information Systems were implemented, using information from semi-structured surveys as the main source. The parameters obtained meet the ideal conditions of soil and climate to cultivate maize and beans in surfaces with rainfed agriculture activity, identifying suitable areas in the 38.08% of the total surface area of the basin. For the 14.23% it is suggested to implement agriculture with practices of soil and water conservation, taking into account the existing increase in the slope of the terrain and the presence of shallow soils; these characteristics can increase the risk of erosion. The remaining area should be identified as a zone of protection as it is distributed in mountain areas.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/11261
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/11261
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multicriteria analysis, prioritization, rainfed agriculture
análisis multicriterio, priorización, agricultura de temporal.