Horticultural and gathering practices complement each other: a case study in a rural population of Northwestern Patagonia.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 50(5): 429-51, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21895421
We investigated gathering and cultivating practices and how they complement each other in a rural population of Northwestern Patagonia. We analyzed plant diversity, species similarity, biogeographic origin, and plant use by means of semi-structured interviews and field visits. Pichi Leufu inhabitants used 173 species: 138 cultivated plants, mainly for edible purposes, and 45 wild species principally for medicinal use. Most cultivated species were exotic (91.3%), whereas gathered plants were both native and exotic. While locals maintained vegetable gardens, the adoption of greenhouses improved conditions for certain crops. The integration of novel practices with ancestral knowledge suggests resilient processes in this community, probably reflected in the dynamics of current horticultural and gathering practices, which complement each other.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Comestíveis
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Plantas Medicinais
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Agricultura
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecol Food Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos