Can the Introduction of Modern Crop Varieties in their Centre of Origin Affect Local Ecological Knowledge? A Case Study of Papaya in the Yucatan Peninsula
| Autor: | Daniela A. Martínez-Natarén, Rocío Vega-Frutis, Laura Patricia Serralta, Rommel David Moo-Aldana, María Teresa Castillo-Burguete, Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Yucatan peninsula geography In situ conservation geography.geographical_feature_category Sociology and Political Science Ecology Participant observation Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Biology Variety (linguistics) Affect (psychology) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Crop Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Peninsula Anthropology Maya 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Human Ecology. 45:367-375 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9915 0300-7839 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10745-017-9903-8 |
| Popis: | The effect on local ecological knowledge (LEK) of introducing modern crop varieties in their centre of origin has been generally overlooked. LEK of the reproductive ecology of cultivated and wild papaya was assessed in a Mayan community using questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and participant observation. Although the Maya have managed the wild variety of papaya for several centuries, there was more LEK of the recently introduced maradol variety. Most informants were unable to differentiate male and female plants, likely because the most common variety (maradol) in contemporary home gardens is typically hermaphroditic. Informants also mentioned that, in the past, sexual expression was manipulated. We conclude that the introduction of the maradol variety has contributed to the erosion of LEK of the reproductive ecology of papaya. |
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