Yaqui Valley
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Yaqui Valley is an agricultural region in the Mexican state of Sonora, renowned as a cradle of the Green Revolution for its high-yield wheat production and intensive irrigated farming.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Río Sonora valley | 2 |
| Río Yaqui valley | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | agricultural region ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
double cropping
ⓘ
mechanized farming ⓘ use of chemical pesticides ⓘ use of synthetic fertilizers ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
CIMMYT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockefeller Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithScientist | Norman Borlaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| describedAs | cradle of the Green Revolution ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
export-oriented crop production ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
agrochemical pollution
ⓘ
groundwater depletion ⓘ soil salinization ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasCity | Ciudad Obregón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
agricultural research stations
ⓘ
drainage networks ⓘ large-scale irrigation canals ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | alluvial soils ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| irrigationSource | Yaqui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationType |
canal irrigation
ⓘ
surface irrigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-yield wheat production
ⓘ
intensive irrigated farming ⓘ role in the Green Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sonora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
maize ⓘ vegetables ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Yaqui River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaqui people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yaqui River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType |
intensive farming region
ⓘ
irrigated desert valley ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
crop management
ⓘ
sustainable agriculture ⓘ wheat breeding ⓘ |
| roleInAgriculturalHistory |
early testing ground for semi-dwarf wheat
ⓘ
model for irrigated wheat systems worldwide ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Río Sonora valley
this entity surface form:
Río Yaqui valley
this entity surface form:
Río Sonora valley
this entity surface form:
Río Yaqui valley