Agricultura Tradicional y Riqueza de maíces (Zea mays L.). Estudio de Caso en Caspalá, provincia de Jujuy, Argentina

RAMOS, RITA SOLEDAD; HILGERT, NORMA INÉS; LAMBARÉ, ALEJANDRA

BOLETíN DE LA SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE BOTáNICA

SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE BOTÁNICA

Lugar: Córdoba; Año: 2013 vol. 48 p. 607 - 621

0373-580X

Summary: Traditional agriculture and the richness of maize (Zea mays). A case study in Caspala, Jujuy province, Argentina. In Caspalá traditional corn landraces, and more recent ones, are cultivated. The current richness is the result of use, assessment, and management of this resource. This assessment is, analyze the richness of currently grown corn in Caspalá, the changes occurred in recent years, the use of the produce and management of agricultural land available. Semistructured interviews were conducted at 37 (51%) families in the community. 23 ethnotaxa were reported (15 currently grown and 8 remembered), with an average of 6.61 maize ethnotaxa cultivated by family. The uses of each ethnotaxon, the growing of agriculture in different altitudes and the incorporation of foreign food products contributing to the decline of such richness. The results found warn about the importance of Caspalá, in the preserving of local maize, and the need to take steps for preserving existing richness.