Distribution of agrobiodiversity in home gardens along the Corrientes River, Peruvian Amazon

M Perrault-Archambault, OT Coomes - Economic Botany, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Distribution of Agrobiodiversity in Home Gardens along the Corrientes River,
Peruvian Amazon. This paper examines crop species diversity in home gardens of …

Home gardens in Amazonian Peru: diversity and exchange of planting material

N Ban, OT Coomes - Geographical Review, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
This article examines how peasant farmers build and maintain agrobiodiversity in home
gardens found in two traditional peasant communities along the Marañón River in the …

Cultivated plant species diversity in home gardens of an Amazonian peasant village in northeastern Peru

OT Coomes, N Ban - Economic Botany, 2004 - Springer
Research on agrobiodiversity points to the importance of home gardens in situ conservation,
yet few studies to date explicate the origins and dynamics of plant species diversity. In this …

Species composition, diversity, and use of homegardens among three Amazonian villages

SR Lamont, WH Eshbaugh, AM Greenberg - Economic Botany, 1999 - JSTOR
Homegardens represent a traditional form of land use common in tropical regions of the
world. Species composition, structure and function of homegardens may be influenced by …

The house gardens of Santa Rosa: diversity and variability in an Amazonian agricultural system

C Padoch, W De Jong - Economic Botany, 1991 - JSTOR
Most research on house gardens suggests that this agricultural production type reaches its
greatest development in areas of high population density. Gardens in low density areas …

Plant species diversity of homegardens of Cuba and its significance for household food supply

A Wezel, S Bender - Agroforestry systems, 2003 - Springer
The cultivation of different plants in homegardens for self-sufficiency has a long tradition in
Cuba, but knowledge about homegardens in Cuba is small. To analyse this more deeply …

Home garden agrobiodiversity differentiates along a rural—peri–urban gradient in Campeche, México

WS Poot–Pool, H van der Wal, S Flores–Guido… - Economic Botany, 2015 - Springer
Home Garden Agrobiodiversity Differentiates Along a Rural—Peri–Urban Gradient in
Campeche, México Home Garden Agrobiodiversity Differentiates Along a Rural—Peri …

Plant diversity and ecosystem services in Amazonian homegardens of Ecuador

V Caballero-Serrano, M Onaindia, JG Alday… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Homegardens (HG) can play a key role in the conservation of plant diversity and at the same
time provide ecosystem services that have a direct and positive impact on human welfare …

Does remoteness from urban centres influence plant diversity in homegardens and swidden fields?: A case study from the Matsiguenka in the Amazonian rain forest of …

A Wezel, J Ohl - Agroforestry Systems, 2005 - Springer
Swidden cultivation is the traditional agricultural system in most parts of the Amazonian rain
forest. In a remote area in the Manu National Park, Peru, this system was analysed in two …

Plant Species and Their Uses in Homegardens of Migrant Maya and Mestizo Smallholder Farmers in Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico

K Neulinger, CR Vogl… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper examines the relationship between botanical composition of homegardens and
the cultural background of their owners, as well as the multiple functions of tropical …