“Collapse” Jared Diamond and “1491” Charles C. Mann both deal with Mayan Agriculture in sections of their books. That is just off the top of my head.
They would not be bad starting points. Particularly “1491” deals with Milpa crop-growing.
Also:
Nigh, R. (1976) Evolutionary ecology of Maya agriculture in highland Chipas, Mexico. PhD dissertation, Stanford University. Ann Arbor: University microfilms
Bronson, Bennet (1966). "Roots and the Subsistence of the Ancient Maya". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 22: 251–279.#
Atwood, Roger (2009). "Maya Roots". Archaeology 62 (4): 18.
SCHLESINGER, VICTORIA (2001). Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya: A Guide. Juan C. Chab-Medina (illus.), foreword by Carlos Galindo-Leal. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN#0-292-77759-0. OCLC#46937482
should get you going.

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