Open air laboratories: Amazonian home gardens as sites of experimentation, collaboration, and negotiation across time

Barboza, Myrian Sá Leitão; Kawa, Nicholas C.; Junqueira, André Braga; Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101302

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“…In the work of Leitão-Barboza et al [ 41 ], it was reported that the Katukina indigenous peoples still have several specimens of Casimirella sp. in their gardens.…”

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Mairá-Potato (Casimirella sp.): Botanical, Food, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Aspects

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Millions of people in the world live in food insecurity, so identifying a tuber with characteristics capable of meeting the demand for food and also identifying active compounds that can be used to minimize harm to human health is of great value. The aim was to carry out a review based on systematic review tools and the main objective was to seek information on botanical, food, pharmacological, and phytochemical aspects of Casimirella sp. and propose possible applications. This review showed papers that addressed botanical, food, pharmacological, and phytochemical aspects of the Mairá-potato and presented suggestions for using this tuber allied to the information described in the works found in the Google Academic, Scielo, Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases. This review synthesized knowledge about the Mairá-potato that can contribute to the direction of further research on the suggested technological applications, both on the use of this tuber as a polymeric material and its use as biomaterial, encapsulation, bioactive use, and 3D printing, because this work collected information about this non-conventional food plant (PANC) that shows great potential for use in various areas of study.

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“…In the work of Leitão-Barboza et al [ 41 ], it was reported that the Katukina indigenous peoples still have several specimens of Casimirella sp. in their gardens.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mairá-Potato (Casimirella sp.): Botanical, Food, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Aspects

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“…Runa is a self-designation of the cultural group sometimes known as the Amazonian Kichwa, Runa shimi being Kichwa for their language (Macdonald 1999;Muratorio 1991;White 2022). While research on Amazonian environmental anthropology (Kohn 2013;Uzendoski and Calapucha-Tapuy 2012;Leitão 2021;Torres et al 2015) and Runa environmental practices is growing (Benitez 2021;Bredero et al 2023;Coq-Huelva et al 2017;Dodaro 2022;Erazo & Jarrett 2018;Gari 2001;Guachamin-Rosero et al 2023;Heredia-R et al 2021;Vera et al 2019), studies explicitly focused on Runa or indeed any Amazonian Indigenous group's interactions with landesque capital or CWRs remain scarce (White 2022;White et al 2023). Depending on the source consulted Amazonian Kichwa speakers in Ecuador number between 60,000 to more than 150,000 (Uzendoski and Calapucha-Tapuy 2012).…”

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Genes in the Chagra: Crop and Crop Wild Relative Landesque Capital among Amazonian Runa in Ecuador

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Monteros Altamirano

2024

Journal of Ethnobiology

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This study delves into the relationship between human cultures and plant genetic diversity, centering on the expanded concept of landesque capital. Traditionally, this term has encapsulated human-made environmental modifications, such as anthropogenic soils or terraces, that can yield long-term benefits. We extend this notion to embrace the genetic diversity and dynamics of crops and crop wild relative (CWR) gene pools. The investigation focuses on the Napo Runa of Ecuador and their cultural practices, including selection, seed saving, and transplantation, to highlight potential models of selection pressures affecting crop-CWR complexes and any cultural practices connected to either. In doing so, we aim to underscore the interconnected and multispecies nature of the relationships among genetic diversity and cultural diversity. Changes in the genetic makeup of one plant, induced by human interaction, can affect its cultivated counterparts through hybridization or future breeding programs, thereby influencing agricultural resilience, nutritional value, and the very cultural practices dependent on these crops or any related to them. Consequently, we argue for a focused examination of plant-based forms of landesque capital or any gene pool-based form, including animals or microbial life. This approach highlights the importance of interconnecting biocultural diversity between cultivated plants and their “wild” relatives and recognizing the intricate interdependencies between cultural practices and gene pools in the face of environmental challenges.

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“…Por ejemplo, amaranto silvestre prospera en suelos perturbados y tiraderos como crecimiento sucesional temprano (Doolittle 1992;Kauffman 1992;Sauer 1967), se come frecuentemente como verdura con efectos limitados en la productividad de grano (Hoidal et al 2019), mientras que el sistema de almacenamiento de raíces de la yuca le permite sobrevivir e incluso prosperar en piropaisajes (Rival y McKey 2008). En tales especies invasoras explotables, la evidencia genética muestra alto grado de endogamia característica de la domesticación, pero con contribuciones genéticas notables y frecuentes de especímenes silvestres también (Kietlinski et al 2014 Alcorn 1990;Ford y Nigh 2009Hoopes 2012;Leitão-Barboza et al 2021;Nigh 2008). Donde emerge agricultura de tala y quema, se interpreta como una gestión más intensiva de los paisajes piroactivos con una reducción en la diversidad de especies en transición hacia agricultura intensa.…”

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“…McClung de Tapia 2008; Alcorn 1981Alcorn , 1990Leitão-Barboza et al 2021;Lentz et al 2014Lentz et al , 2005Nigh 2008;Nigh y Diemont 2013;Palerm 1961;Skopyk 2017). Dichos entornos atraen venados y pequeños mamíferos para cazar (Linares 1976;Santley 1977).…”

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La Transición Neolítica en el Sur de Centroamérica

Ramón¹

2023

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Southern Central America played a key role in the continent-wide transition to the Neolithic and the transmission of its culture between South and Mesoamerica. Nevertheless, there has been a notable decline in linking processes within this region to contemporary developments in the rest of the continent. Here, there are early indicators of the Neolithic, besides evidence of the movement of cultigens and likely information about pottery manufacturing towards the other continent. Using a co-adaptive framework, I examine the social and ecological changes during the Archaic and Early Formative American Neotropics and adjacent regions, highlighting surprising networks that moved plants, goods and cultural systems during these periods. I focus mainly on the behaviors that link humans with their natural environments, beyond mere social changes occurring at the level of the producer. Finally, I present a Bayesian analysis of 161 radiocarbon dates from 39 sites in Costa Rica and Panama from the Late Archaic through the Middle Formative. These methods can identify anomalous dates and generate probability distributions regarding chronological questions about eight different material culture complexes: In Tilaran-Arenal, Fortuna* and Tronadora; in the Costa Rican Atlantic Watershed, La Montaña, in Gran Chiriquí, Talamanca*, Boquete* and Black Creek; and in Gran Coclé, the Preceramic B tradition and Monagrillo (archaic assemblages denoted with an asterisk*). I argue that there exists evidence for the early presence of ceramic from 4840-4144 BC cal, representing a correction to the established chronology of 1000-3000 years. Early ceramic complexes commonly interpreted as Formative coexisted with Archaic-period assemblages for hundreds, if not thousands of years before the abandonment of archaic-style complexes. Therefore, the presence of ceramics is not a sufficient marker of social processes commonly associated with the Formative. Resumen: El Sur de Centroamérica jugó un papel crucial en la transición al Neolítico y en la transmisión de la cultura neolítica entre Sudamérica y Mesoamérica. A pesar de ello, se ha disminuido la relación de procesos en esta región con el resto del continente. Aquí se encuentran tempranos indicadores del Neolítico, evidencia del tránsito de cultígenos y probable información sobre alfarería hacia el otro continente. Examinando los procesos sociales y ecológicos durante el Arcaico y Formativo temprano en el Neotrópico Americano y regiones aledañas desde una perspectiva co-adaptiva, destaco la sorprendente movilidad de plantas, bienes y sistemas culturales durante estos periodos. Me enfoco en los comportamientos que vinculan a los humanos con sus ambientes, más allá de los procesos sociales a nivel productivo. Un análisis Bayesiano de 161 determinaciones radiométricas de 39 sitios en Costa Rica y Panamá, desde el Arcaico tardío hasta el Formativo medio, permite identificar las determinaciones aberrantes y generar distribuciones de probabilidad sobre cuestiones cronológicas para ocho diferentes complejos: en Tilarán-Arenal, Fortuna* y Tronadora; en el Vertiente Atlántico Costarricense, La Montaña; en el Gran Chiriquí, Talamanca*, Boquete*, y Black Creek; y en el Gran Coclé, Preceramic B* y Monagrillo (complejos arcaicos marcados con asterisco*). Argumento que existe evidencia de la presencia temprana de alfarería desde 4840 - 4144 a.C. cal, representando una corrección en la cronología establecida de 1000-3000 años. Los complejos cerámicos frecuentemente interpretados como Formativos coexistieron con los complejos Arcaicos durante cientos, sino miles, de años antes del abandono de complejos asociados con la caza-recolección. Así, la presencia plena de alfarería no puede considerarse como un marcador de los procesos sociales asociados con el periodo Formativo.

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Open air laboratories: Amazonian home gardens as sites of experimentation, collaboration, and negotiation across time

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Mairá-Potato (Casimirella sp.): Botanical, Food, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Aspects

Mairá-Potato (Casimirella sp.): Botanical, Food, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Aspects

Genes in the Chagra: Crop and Crop Wild Relative Landesque Capital among Amazonian Runa in Ecuador

La Transición Neolítica en el Sur de Centroamérica

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