Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia

This work is mainly concern about the procedure developed by some amazonian-indigenous tribes (Andoque, Puinave and Tikunas) for selection of crops. Based on believes and ceremonies, these tribes have selected near of 400 varieties oftubers, cereals, and fruits; cassava (Manihot esculenta), pineapple (Ananas sp.), pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes), and yam (Dioscorea sp.) are among the more important varieties obtained by this procedure. On the other hand, this fact has had a notorious influence on the local adaptation of this communitiesand has helped them to develop and preserve their own culture.

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Main Author: Arguello Arias, Heliodoro
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 1988
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spelling oai:www.revistas.unal.edu.co:article-209622011-06-22T14:57:19Z Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia Prácticas agrícolas y consecuencias genéticas que permitieron una mejor adaptación de los indígenas a la Amazonía Colombiana Arguello Arias, Heliodoro plantas domesticación indígenas tuberosas cereales frutos yuca piña chontaduro ñame adaptación cultura selva This work is mainly concern about the procedure developed by some amazonian-indigenous tribes (Andoque, Puinave and Tikunas) for selection of crops. Based on believes and ceremonies, these tribes have selected near of 400 varieties oftubers, cereals, and fruits; cassava (Manihot esculenta), pineapple (Ananas sp.), pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes), and yam (Dioscorea sp.) are among the more important varieties obtained by this procedure. On the other hand, this fact has had a notorious influence on the local adaptation of this communitiesand has helped them to develop and preserve their own culture. Se revisa en este trabajo la domesticación de plantas por parte de las comunidades indígenas Andoque, Puinave y Ticunas; incluidos dentro de los más conocidos de los numerosos grupos etno-lingüísticos de la Amazonía Colombiana. Las selecciones realizadas por los. indígenas en tuberosas, cereales y frutos; basados en prácticas y creencias, tuvieron como consecuencias genéticas la producción de cerca a 400 cultivares. Se destaca en esta revisión la incidencia de este proceso en yuca (Manihot esculenta), piña (Ananas sp.), chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes), ñame (Dioscorea sp.) y se discuten las consecuencias en términos de las adaptaciones de las comunidades indígenasque les ha permitido desarrollar y mantener su cultura en la selva. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 1988-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/20962 Agronomía Colombiana; Vol. 5 No. 1-2 (1988); 86-96 Agronomía Colombiana; Vol. 5 Núm. 1-2 (1988); 86-96 Agronomía Colombiana; v. 5 n. 1-2 (1988); 86-96 2357-3732 0120-9965 spa https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/agrocol/article/view/20962/21870 Copyright (c) 1988 Agronomía Colombiana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
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title Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
title_short Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
title_full Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
title_fullStr Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural practices and indigenous tribes adaptation to the Colombian Amazonia
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description This work is mainly concern about the procedure developed by some amazonian-indigenous tribes (Andoque, Puinave and Tikunas) for selection of crops. Based on believes and ceremonies, these tribes have selected near of 400 varieties oftubers, cereals, and fruits; cassava (Manihot esculenta), pineapple (Ananas sp.), pejibaye (Bactris gasipaes), and yam (Dioscorea sp.) are among the more important varieties obtained by this procedure. On the other hand, this fact has had a notorious influence on the local adaptation of this communitiesand has helped them to develop and preserve their own culture.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
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