Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán
Background: Plant domestication is a continuous, multidirectional process that is directed via plant selection and management. In the current study we use Piper auritum, an aromatic plant frequently used in Mexican cuisine and for medicinal purpose, to characterize the domestication level using info...
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| author | Rosa Pérez-Hernández Casandra Reyes-García Rosa Grijalva-Arango Mariana Chávez-Pesqueira Celene Espadas-Manrique Mario Hernández-Guzmán |
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| description | Background: Plant domestication is a continuous, multidirectional process that is directed via plant selection and management. In the current study we use Piper auritum, an aromatic plant frequently used in Mexican cuisine and for medicinal purpose, to characterize the domestication level using information about its cultural relevance, management practices and leaf traits differentiation in managed and ruderal populations.
Questions: What is the level of domestication of the aromatic plant Piper auritum? Are there any morphological or phytochemical differences between home garden and ruderal populations?
Studied species: Piper auritum, Kunth
Study site and dates: Ten communities in eastern Yucatan, México, from 2019 to 2021.
Methods: Fifty-three Semi-structured interviews were applied (72 % women and 28 % men). Morphological and phytochemical leaf traits were measured to test management effects using home garden and ruderal populations.
Results: People interviewed knew P. auritum and its uses. Five culinary and 12 medicinal uses were registered. P. auritum is grown in homegardens and the main management activity is irrigation. The selection occurs at the leaf level according to their size and resistance. Home garden plants registered greater foliar area and hardness and decreased safrole, compared to ruderal.
Conclusions: Piper auritum is widely known in the communities and has a variety of culinary and medicinal uses. Management is vital for its survival in home gardens, but the species germinates spontaneously and is not usually planted. We found differences in leaf traits in managed and unmanaged populations. With this evidence we propose that P. auritumis under incipient domestication.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d58fdb7966a9485aae5d9649533464072023-08-23T02:58:59ZengSociedad Botánica de México, A. C.Botanical Sciences2007-42982007-44762023-08-01100110.17129/botsci.3305Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de YucatánRosa Pérez-Hernández0Casandra Reyes-García1Rosa Grijalva-Arango2Mariana Chávez-Pesqueira3Celene Espadas-Manrique4Mario Hernández-Guzmán5Centro de Investigación científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Mérida, YucatánCentro de Investigación científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Mérida, YucatánCentro de Investigación científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Mérida, YucatánCentro de Investigación científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Mérida, YucatánCentro de Investigación científica de Yucatán, Unidad de Recursos Naturales, Mérida, YucatánLaboratorio de Ecología de Suelos, Cinvestav, Ciudad de MéxicoBackground: Plant domestication is a continuous, multidirectional process that is directed via plant selection and management. In the current study we use Piper auritum, an aromatic plant frequently used in Mexican cuisine and for medicinal purpose, to characterize the domestication level using information about its cultural relevance, management practices and leaf traits differentiation in managed and ruderal populations. Questions: What is the level of domestication of the aromatic plant Piper auritum? Are there any morphological or phytochemical differences between home garden and ruderal populations? Studied species: Piper auritum, Kunth Study site and dates: Ten communities in eastern Yucatan, México, from 2019 to 2021. Methods: Fifty-three Semi-structured interviews were applied (72 % women and 28 % men). Morphological and phytochemical leaf traits were measured to test management effects using home garden and ruderal populations. Results: People interviewed knew P. auritum and its uses. Five culinary and 12 medicinal uses were registered. P. auritum is grown in homegardens and the main management activity is irrigation. The selection occurs at the leaf level according to their size and resistance. Home garden plants registered greater foliar area and hardness and decreased safrole, compared to ruderal. Conclusions: Piper auritum is widely known in the communities and has a variety of culinary and medicinal uses. Management is vital for its survival in home gardens, but the species germinates spontaneously and is not usually planted. We found differences in leaf traits in managed and unmanaged populations. With this evidence we propose that P. auritumis under incipient domestication. https://www.botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/3305Domesticaciónhoja santaplantas aromáticasriegomanejo |
| spellingShingle | Rosa Pérez-Hernández Casandra Reyes-García Rosa Grijalva-Arango Mariana Chávez-Pesqueira Celene Espadas-Manrique Mario Hernández-Guzmán Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán Botanical Sciences Domesticación hoja santa plantas aromáticas riego manejo |
| title | Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán |
| title_full | Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán |
| title_fullStr | Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán |
| title_full_unstemmed | Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán |
| title_short | Usos tradicionales y prácticas de manejo de <em>Piper auritum</em> en comunidades maya rurales de Yucatán |
| title_sort | usos tradicionales y practicas de manejo de em piper auritum em en comunidades maya rurales de yucatan |
| topic | Domesticación hoja santa plantas aromáticas riego manejo |
| url | https://www.botanicalsciences.com.mx/index.php/botanicalSciences/article/view/3305 |
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