Urban Agriculture as an Alternative for the Sustainable Production of Maize and Peanut

José Luis Villalpando-Aguilar (), Daniel Francisco Chi-Maas, Itzel López-Rosas, Victor Ángel Aquino-Luna, Jesús Arreola-Enríquez, Julia Cristel Alcudia-Pérez, Gilberto Matos-Pech, Roberto Carlos Gómez-García, Jesús Froylán Martínez-Puc and William Cetzal-Ix
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José Luis Villalpando-Aguilar: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Calle 11 entre 22 y 28 Colonia Centro Chiná, Campeche 24050, Mexico
Daniel Francisco Chi-Maas: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Hopelchén, Carretera Federal, Campeche-Hopelchen Km. 83, Campeche 24600, Mexico
Itzel López-Rosas: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Benito Juárez, Ciudad de Mexico 03940, Mexico
Victor Ángel Aquino-Luna: Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Campeche, Champotón 24450, Mexico
Jesús Arreola-Enríquez: Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Campeche, Champotón 24450, Mexico
Julia Cristel Alcudia-Pérez: Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Campeche, Champotón 24450, Mexico
Gilberto Matos-Pech: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Calle 11 entre 22 y 28 Colonia Centro Chiná, Campeche 24050, Mexico
Roberto Carlos Gómez-García: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Calle 11 entre 22 y 28 Colonia Centro Chiná, Campeche 24050, Mexico
Jesús Froylán Martínez-Puc: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Calle 11 entre 22 y 28 Colonia Centro Chiná, Campeche 24050, Mexico
William Cetzal-Ix: Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Chiná, Calle 11 entre 22 y 28 Colonia Centro Chiná, Campeche 24050, Mexico

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Currently agriculture has difficulty keeping up with the demand for food around the world, which has generated a boom in the development of sustainable alternatives for producing food and caring for the environment. Therefore, the present study aims to show a backyard system comprising 50 cm × 50 cm pinewood boxes where maize and peanut were tested under control and compost conditions. The experiments were carried out for nine months starting from compost production and the sowing of the crops, which were irrigated with temporary rain. The compost was produced by converting ~213 kg of organic residues into ~300 kg of mature compost. The fertilizer treatment consisted of two doses of compost (1 kg doses). The developing plants were compared between conditions in both crops. In addition, the nutritional values of the compost and compost and soil were evaluated. Interestingly, the correlation analyses of the morphological properties of the soils showed that the effects of the nutrients were positively associated with the morphology of the crops studied. Finally, the yield produced for maize was 9 kg/m 2 and 6.6 kg/m 2 and that for peanuts was 184 g/m 2 and 73 g/m 2 under compost and control conditions, respectively. We consider that the development of new alternatives for producing food in times of crisis or situations of limited resources is necessary for the development of humanity and the care of the environment.

Keywords: compost; sustainable; backyard; urban agriculture; yield; nutrient mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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