TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing a horticultural intervention to improve food security: evaluation of mulching practices using sustainability indicators
AU - Domínguez-Hernández, Elisa
AU - Hernández-Aguilar, Claudia
AU - Domínguez-Hernández, Martha Elena
AU - Domínguez-Pacheco, Flavio Arturo
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - © 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis. The present project was aimed toward obtaining a model of sustainable gardening practices for a horticultural intervention (HI) in Ahuazotepec, México. Different mulching materials (sand, compost, plastic, and sawdust) were evaluated in terms of sustainability and food and nutrition security using a set of locally relevant multidimensional indicators. A vegetable production field-test was established and monitored during two seasons. The global sustainability of the treatments was in the order of Compost>Plastic>Sand>Sawdust. Compost mulch was an economic, environmental, and socially sustainable option to improve vegetable and nutrient yields, and thus can be recommended for an HI in low-input systems.
AB - © 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis. The present project was aimed toward obtaining a model of sustainable gardening practices for a horticultural intervention (HI) in Ahuazotepec, México. Different mulching materials (sand, compost, plastic, and sawdust) were evaluated in terms of sustainability and food and nutrition security using a set of locally relevant multidimensional indicators. A vegetable production field-test was established and monitored during two seasons. The global sustainability of the treatments was in the order of Compost>Plastic>Sand>Sawdust. Compost mulch was an economic, environmental, and socially sustainable option to improve vegetable and nutrient yields, and thus can be recommended for an HI in low-input systems.
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U2 - 10.1080/21683565.2019.1711288
DO - 10.1080/21683565.2019.1711288
M3 - Article
JO - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
JF - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
SN - 2168-3565
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