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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253878003321

Titolo

Ethnobotany of Mexico : Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica / / edited by Rafael Lira, Alejandro Casas, José Blancas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

1-4614-6669-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (562 p.)

Collana

Ethnobiology, , 2365-7561

Disciplina

580.972

Soggetti

Plant genetics

Plants - Evolution

Plant biotechnology

Plant ecology

Biodiversity

Plant Genetics

Plant Evolution

Plant Biotechnology

Plant Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Origins and Development of Mexican Ethnobotany -- Ethnobotany in México: Historical Trends and Development of Scientific Approaches -- Cosmos, Corpus, and Praxis: An Integrated Approach of the Study of Plants, Ecosystems, and Societies -- Ethnobotany and Mexican Biocultural Patrimony -- Ethnobotanical and Ecological Studies of Plant Populations -- Ethnobotanical and Ecological studies of Communities and Ecosystems -- Domestication as an Continuing Process: From Populations to Landscape -- Domestication of Annual Plants -- Domestication of Perennial Plants -- Useful plants of Mexico -- Medicinal Plants -- Food Plants -- Maize -- Beans -- Squashes -- Cotton -- Peppers -- Ethnobotany and Ex-Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in México -- Ethnobotany and In-Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in México.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews the history, current state of knowledge, and different



research approaches and techniques of studies on the interactions between humans and plants in an important area of agriculture and ongoing plant domestication: Mesoamerica. Leading scholars and key research groups in Mexico discuss essential topics as well as contributions from international research groups that have conducted studies on ethnobotany and domestication of plants in the region. Such a convocation will produce an interesting discussion about future investigation and conservation of regional human cultures, genetic resources, and cultural and ecological processes that are critical for global sustainability.