The Fine Scale Ethnotaxa Classification of Millets in Southern India

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ID18982425
AutoresJose Rey Maloles (University of Guelph), Kevan Berg (0000-0003-4059-3106, University of Guelph), Subramanyam Ragupathy (0000-0002-5181-005X, University of Guelph), Balasubramaniam C Nirmala (Department of Biotechnology, SRM Arts and Science College, University Central Facility, Tamil Nadu, India), Kabeer A Althaf (Botanical Survey of India, Southern Circle, TNAU Campus Coimbatore 641 003, Tamil Nadu, India), Vadaman C Palanisamy (Centre for Biocultural Diversity, Kolli Hills. Chennai, India), Steven G Newmaster (0000-0002-8707-7769, University of Guelph)
Ano2011
Volume31
Fascículo2
Páginas262-287
Data de publicação2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Ethnobiology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0278-0771 • E-ISSN: 2162-4496
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2993/0278-0771-31.2.262
OpenAlexW2111879390
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas47

This research explores variation in minor millets in the context of traditional knowledge (TK) and scientific knowledge (SK), including ethnobotany genomics, in southern India. In order to perceive biodiversity, we need to take a closer look at the natural variation among species within the context of existing classifications using both TK and SK. Malayali informants of the Kolli Hills in India were surveyed using 174 millet samples. We also collected seeds and grew millets in greenhouse environments from which we recorded 96 morphological characters and extracted DNA for barcoding. Quantitative multivariate classification analysis of these plants revealed that the Malayali millet classification is hierarchical and recognizes considerable fine scale variation with high consensus. In the field, the Malayali classified and consistently identified 19 millet ethnotaxa (landraces). Variation in these same samples was analyzed using morphometric and molecular characters (DNA barcoding) but revealed fewer taxa. Some of the cryptic taxa identified by the Malayali, including a potentially drought tolerant millet ethnotaxa, have considerable nutritional, medicinal, and ecological value

Archaeology · Biodiversity · Biology · DNA barcoding · Ethnobotany · Geography · Medicinal plants · Plant ecology · Taxon · Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Genetic diversity and population structure · Ecology