SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS FROM 1970 TO 2007

2004 - 2007
• Benites, J. 2007. Effect of No-Till on Conservation of the Soil and Soil Fertility, by No-till farming systems. Editors Tom Goddard Michael A. Zoebisch Yantai Gan Wyn Ellis Alex Watson Samran Sombatpanit Published as Special Publication No. 3 by The World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC).
• Benites, J. 2007. La diffusione dell’Agricoltura Conservativa in il Mondo. Agricoltura Blu, la Via Italiana dell’agricoltura Conservativa: principi, tecnologie e metodi per una produzione sostenibile. Editor Michele Pisante. Teramo, Italia.
• Benites, J. and M. Pisante. 2005. Integrated soil and water management for orchard development. Role and importance. FAO Land and Water Bulletin 10
• Bot, A. and J. Benites. 2005. Drought-resistant soils - Optimization of soil moisture for sustainable plant production. FAO Land and Water Bulletin 11.
• Bot, A. and J. Benites. 2005. The importance of soil organic matter - Key to drought-resistant soil and sustained food production. FAO Soils Bulletin 80.
• Shepherd, G., F. Stagnari, M. Pisante and J. Benites. 2007. Annual crop, olive orchard, vineyard, wheat and orchard visual soil assessment guides. FAO.

1998-2003
• García Torres, L., Benites, J., Martinez Vilela, A. and Holgado Cabrera, A. 2003. Conservation Agriuclture: Environment, Farmers Experiences, Innovations. Kluver Academic Publishers. Netherlands. 516 p.
• Bot, A. J., U. C. Amado, J. Mielniczuk And J. Benites. 2003. Conservation Agriculture as a Tool to Reduce Emission of Greenhouse Gasses. A Case from Southern Brazil in L.García Torres et.al. Conservation Agriculture Environment Farmers Experiences Innovations Socio Economy Policy, p. 407-416, 2003
• Benites J. R. and J. E. Ashburner FAO's Role in Promoting Conservation Agriculture in L.García Torres et.al. Conservation Agriculture Environment Farmers Experiences Innovations Socio Economy Policy, p. 139-153, 2003
• Da Veiga, M., Wldner do Prado, L. and J. Benites. 2003. Latin America Conservation Agriculture network. In L.García Torres et.al. Conservation Agriculture Environment Farmers Experiences Innovations Socio Economy Policy, p. 105-110, 2003
• Mueller, J.P., D.A Pezo., J. Benites and N.P. Schlaepfer. 2003. Conflicts between conservation agriculture and livestock over the utilisation of crop residues. L.García Torres et.al. Conservation Agriculture Environment Farmers Experiences Innovations Socio Economy Policy, p. 221-243, 2003
• Benites, J., R. Derprsch and D. McGarry. 2003. Current Status and Future Growth Potential of Conservation Agriculture in the World Context. ISTRO Conference, Australia. P. 120-129.
• Derpsch, R. and, J.R Benites. 2003. Situation of Conservation Agriculture in the World. II World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. P. 125-135.
• Benites, J., A. Castrignanò, M. Pisante and M. Stelluti. Subdividing a Field into Contiguous Management Zones using a Nonparametric Density Algorithm. . II World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. P. 335-338.
• Benites, J. R. 2003. The FAO’s Conservation Agriculture Working Group. II World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. P. 272-273.
• Benites,J. R. 2003. Conservation Agriculture Benefits on Water Holding, Carbon Mitigation and Reducing Soil Losses. II World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. P. 16-18.
• Benites, J. and A. Castellanos. 2003. Improving soil moisture with conservation agriculture, LEISA, vol. 19- nº2.
• Benites, J., Vaneph, S. and A. Bot. 2003. Conservation Agriculture: planting concepts and Harvesting Good Results. LEISA, vol. 18- nº3.
• Ashburner, J., T. Friedrich and J. Benites. 2003. Opportunities and Constraints for Conservation Agriculture in Africa. LEISA, vol. 18- nº3.
• Vaneph, S. and J. Benites. 2001. From Zero Tillage to Conservation Agriculture: An unexpected succes, LEISA, ILEA Newsletter for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture, Vol. 17, No. 3.

1997
• Benites, J. Land Desertification: "A Foreseeable Ecological Consequence of Dryland Mismanagement”. FAO. In review

1996
• Benites, J. Land conditions change indicators for sustainable land research management. Working Paper, Rpts. 5, Land quality indicators and their use in sustainable agriculture and rural development. FAO/AGLS, Rome. 18 p.

1994
• Benites, J.R. Land conservation and management for sustainable development" has been prepared for the 23rd FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, El Salvador 29 August - 2 September 1994.

1993
• Benites J.R., R.E. McCollum and G.C. Naderman. Production efficiency of intercrops relative to sequentially-planted sole crops in a humid tropical environment. Field Crops Research, 31: 1-18.
• Benites, J.R. and F. Nachtergaele. Land use and management of red Mediterranean soils. 2nd International Meeting on "Red Mediterranean Soils" Adana, Turkey.
• Benites J.R. and C.S. Ofori. Crop production through conservation-effective tillage in the tropics. Soil & Tillage Research, 27:9-23.

1990
• Benites J.R. Agroforestry systems with potential for acid soils of the humid tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean. Forest Ecology and Management, 36:81-101.

1987
• Sanchez. P A. and Benites, J.R. Low-input cropping systems for acid soils of the humid tropics. Science, 238:1521-1527.

1986
• Benites, J.R., Naderman, G.C. and Bandy, D.E. Corn Yield Improvements under shifting cultivation in the Amazon Basin of Peru (in review).
• Benites, J.R. and Sanchez, P.A. An upland rice-cowpea low input cropping system for the humid tropics. Agronomy abstracts. 1985 : 33.
• Benites, J.R. and R.E. Mc Collum. Nitrogen carry-over in rotation and intercropping systems in the humid tropics. In: TROPSOILS Annual Report 1985. 10p. North Carolina State University.
• Benites, J.R. and Sanchez, P.A. Low input cropping: Central experiment. In: TROPSOILS Annual Technical Report. 1985. 8 p. North Carolina State University.
• Benites, J.R. and Sanchez, P.A. Soil Management Research Network. In: TROPSOILS Annual Technical Report. 1985. 13 p. North Carolina State University.
• Benites, J.R. and INIPA Staff. Extrapolation trials of soil management technology in the Selva of Peru. In: TROPSOILS Annual Technical Report. 1985. North Carolina State University.
• Benites, J.R., Ibazeta, H. and Schaus, R. Reclamation of eroded steeplands in the Alto Huallaga Region. In: TROPSOILS Annual Technical Report. 1985. North Carolina State University.
• Benites, J.R. El proyecto de suelos tropicales del INIPA al servicio de la Amazonia Peruana. Estación Experimental de Yurimaguas. Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peer.
• Benites, J.R. and Rios, O.. Catorce años de actividad del Centro de Capacitación y comunicaciones de la Estación Experimental de Yurimaguas-Proyecto de Suelos Tropicales INIPA/NCSU. Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peer.

1985
• Benites, J.R. and Nureña, M.A. Integrated low input cropping system. In: TROPSOILS Triennial Technical Report. 1981-1984. pp. 149-151. North Carolina State University.
• Nicholaides, J.J.; Bandy, D.E.; Sanchez, P.A.; Benites, J.R.; Villachica, J.H.; Coutu, A.J.; and Valverde, C.S. Agricultural alternatives for the amazon Basin. Bio Science 35: 279-285.
• Benites, J.R. Transfer of acid tropical soil management technology. IBSRAM Acid Tropical Soil Network, Inaugural Workshop. April 24 to 3 May, Yurimaguas, Peer and Brasilia, Brazil.

1984
• Benites, J.R. Programa nacional de investigación y promoción agraria en selva. I Simposio do Tropico Umido. 12-17 de noviembre. Belem, P.A. Brasil.
• Sanchez, P.A.; Benites, J.R.; Lopez, W., and Bandy, D.E. Peru's National Selva Program: management options for landscape combinations in the Amazon. Agronomy Abstracts. 1984.

1983
• Benites, J.R., Bandy, Piha, M.I.; Nicholaides, J.J. and Sanchez, P.A. Successful soil management technologies and their transfer to small farms in the Peruvian Amazon. In: Symposium on communication of weed science technologies in developing countries. International Science Society - Weed Science Society of America. St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• Benites, J.R. Alternativas para terrenos abandonados de la coca en el Alto Huallaga, CIPA XVI - Estación Experimental de Yurimaguas, Serie de Separatas # 4, Yurimaguas.
• Arevalo, L.A.; Benites, J.R. and Bandy, D.E. Paddy rice in the alluvial soils of the Peruvian Amazon Basin. INIPA, Yurimaguas, Peru. 25 p.
• Benites, J.R. and Velarde, C.L. Constraints in the use of the infertile and acid soils of the humid tropics, pp. 127-151. In: Wienk, J.F. and de Wit, H.A. (eds.). Management of low fertility acid soils of the American humid tropics. IICA, San José, Costa Rica.
• Sanchez, P.A. y Benites, J.R. Opciones tecnológicas para el manejo de suelos en la Selva Peruana. CIPA XVI - Estación Experimental de Yurimaguas, Serie de Separatas # 6. Yurimaguas.

1982
• Bandy, D.E.; Benites, J.R. and Sanchez, P.A. Irrigated rice potential of alluvial soils in the Amazon of Peru. Agronomy Abstracts. 1982: 43.

1981
• Benites, J.R. Nitrogen response and cultural practices for corn-based cropping system in the Peruvian amazon. Ph.D. Thesis. North Carolina State University, Raleigh. 150 p.

1977
• Bandy, D.E. y Benites, J.R. Proyecto internacional de suelos tropicales, Yurimaguas. Ministerio de Alimentación, Lima, Perú. 32 p.

1975
• Benites, J. Funciones de producción y óptimo económico para el nitrógeno y fósforo en el cultivo de maíz. M.S. Tesis. Universidad Nacional Agraria, La Molina. 191 p.
• Benites, J.R.; Sevilla y Noriega, V. Respuesta a la fertilización de cultivares de maíz de sierra de diferente prococidad y heterogeneidad. Informativo del Maíz. Número Extraordinario de Investigación 1:56-58.
• Ramírez, L.; Benites, J. El modelo polinomial cuadrático en el estudio de la respuesta a los fertilizantes. Informativo del Maíz. Número Extraordinario de Investigación 1: 56-58.
• Caballero, J.; Benites J.R. y Ramírez, L. Efecto de la fertilización nitrofosforada sobre el rendimiento y la concentración foliar de macronutrientes en el maíz. Número extraordinario de Investigación 1: 52-55.

1974
• Benites, J. y Valdes, A. Efecto de la fertilización nitrogenada y de algunos factores del suelo sobre los rendimientos del maíz híbrido presentado en la IX Reunión Latinoamericana de Fitotécnica, Panamá. Resumen publicado en el Informativo del Maíz No. 3.

1973
• Benites, J.; Guzmán, J. y Valdés, A. Respuesta de las variedades maíz PMC-561 y Amarillo Ancash a la fertilización y población de plantas. Memorias de la V Conferencia de Maiceros de la Zona Andina. Cochabamba, Bolivia.
• Manrique, A. y Benites, J. Efecto de la población de plantas y fertilización en el rendimiento y en los compuestos bromatológicos y minerales del grano de maíz. Memorias de la V conferencia de Maiceros de la Zona Andina. Cochabamba, Bolivia.

1972
• Benites, J.R. y Rubio, A. Correlación entre fósforo disponible (método de Olsen) y la respuesta del maíz en la predicción del nivel crítico. 40 Congreso Latinoamericano y 2ª Reunión Nacional de la Ciencia del Suelo. Maracay, Venezuela. 10 p.
• Benites, J.R.; Chirinos, H.; Valdez, A y Ramirez, L. Determinación de las superficies de respuesta, isoquantes y óptimo económico para nitrógeno, fósforo, magnesio y densidad de población en maíz. 40 Congreso Latinoamericano y 2ª Reunión Nacional de la Ciencia del Suelo. Marcay, Venezuela. 23 p.

1971
• Benites, J.R. Correlación entre magnesio disponible estimado por diferentes métodos y la respuesta de sorgo en la predicción del nivel crítico. Tesis Ing. Agrónomo. U.N.A. la Molina. Lima, Peer. 79 p.

1970
• Ezeta, F.; Villavicencio, F.; Benites, J. y Waugh, D. Potasium/magnesium balance in potato fertilization on calcareous soils of the Peruvian coast. Agronomy abstracts. 1970. 165.