Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China
Traditional barley agroecosystem in the Himalaya region harbour a great diversity of hulless barley landraces. This diversity has been considered largely impacted by agro-ecozone factors as documents by former researches. Five case study sites were selected from Northwest Yunnan to represent five ag...
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| author | Bo Liu Guanghui Ma Rainer W. Bussmann Keyu Bai Jianqin Li Wujisiguleng Cao Chunlin Long |
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| description | Traditional barley agroecosystem in the Himalaya region harbour a great diversity of hulless barley landraces. This diversity has been considered largely impacted by agro-ecozone factors as documents by former researches. Five case study sites were selected from Northwest Yunnan to represent five agro-ecozones: Tangman (hot and dry valley), Kena (hot and wet valley), Hongpo (alpine region), Napa (marshy wetland), and Xiangka (mild slopes in high plateau). A participatory rural appraisal was carried out to acquire data for 28 cultural, socio-economic, ecological and agricultural factors in these five sites from 2012 to 2014. Multiple correspondence analysis was conducted to evaluate the weight of the selected factors on the diversity of agroecosystems. Results showed that the diversity and percentage of hulless barley in the area was largely differentiated between the zones, and the differences principally originated from 5 factors, including Religious hulless barley use, Weight of fodder using, Chemical fertilizer, Crop varieties, and Seed exchange consumption. Cultural factors were the most influencing factors, followed by agricultural factors, natural factors and the last social factors. In the cultural factors, religious use hulless barley and seed exchange customs were very important. High elevation and farmers’ distance from cities were the most important factors fostering on-farm hulless barley landrace diversity. The conservation of agricultural biodiversity in traditional Tibetan agriculture ecosystem should be emphasized. Keywords: Hulless barley, NW Yunnan, Agro-ecozones |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d61edb84e5ba496ebc109235b619c6232022-12-22T02:33:13ZengElsevierGlobal Ecology and Conservation2351-98942019-04-0118Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, ChinaBo Liu0Guanghui Ma1Rainer W. Bussmann2Keyu Bai3Jianqin Li4Wujisiguleng Cao5Chunlin Long6College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (North China), Ministry of Agriculture PR China, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing, 102206, ChinaCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, ChinaDepartment of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, GeorgiaInstitute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Science, Beijing, 100081, ChinaCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, ChinaCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, ChinaCollege of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China; Key Laboratory of Ethnomedicine (Minzu University of China), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100081, China; Corresponding author. College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, 100081, China.Traditional barley agroecosystem in the Himalaya region harbour a great diversity of hulless barley landraces. This diversity has been considered largely impacted by agro-ecozone factors as documents by former researches. Five case study sites were selected from Northwest Yunnan to represent five agro-ecozones: Tangman (hot and dry valley), Kena (hot and wet valley), Hongpo (alpine region), Napa (marshy wetland), and Xiangka (mild slopes in high plateau). A participatory rural appraisal was carried out to acquire data for 28 cultural, socio-economic, ecological and agricultural factors in these five sites from 2012 to 2014. Multiple correspondence analysis was conducted to evaluate the weight of the selected factors on the diversity of agroecosystems. Results showed that the diversity and percentage of hulless barley in the area was largely differentiated between the zones, and the differences principally originated from 5 factors, including Religious hulless barley use, Weight of fodder using, Chemical fertilizer, Crop varieties, and Seed exchange consumption. Cultural factors were the most influencing factors, followed by agricultural factors, natural factors and the last social factors. In the cultural factors, religious use hulless barley and seed exchange customs were very important. High elevation and farmers’ distance from cities were the most important factors fostering on-farm hulless barley landrace diversity. The conservation of agricultural biodiversity in traditional Tibetan agriculture ecosystem should be emphasized. Keywords: Hulless barley, NW Yunnan, Agro-ecozoneshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418303664 |
| spellingShingle | Bo Liu Guanghui Ma Rainer W. Bussmann Keyu Bai Jianqin Li Wujisiguleng Cao Chunlin Long Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China Global Ecology and Conservation |
| title | Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China |
| title_full | Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China |
| title_fullStr | Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China |
| title_short | Determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region—A case study from Northwest Yunnan, China |
| title_sort | determining factors for the diversity of hulless barley agroecosystem in the himalaya region a case study from northwest yunnan china |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418303664 |
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