Local knowledge about fodder plants in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4626685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alissandra Trajano Nunes (0000-0001-8830-3599, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Reinaldo Farias Paivade Lucena (Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Marcos Vinicius Ferreira Dos Santos (0000-0002-7374-0910, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco), Mércia Virgínia Ferreira Dos Santos, Ulysses Albuquerque (0000-0002-8131-8429, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, corresponding author), Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 12-12 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-4269 • E-ISSN: 1746-4269 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-11-12 |
| PMID | 25972095 |
| PMCID | PMC4429921 |
| OpenAlex | W2150378261 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 26 |
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated local knowledge of the fodder plants of the Caatinga in northeast Brazil (seasonal dry forest). Specifically, the goal was to catalog local knowledge regarding the use of native and exotic forage plants in two rural communities located in the state of Paraíba (northeast Brazil), to provide information for nutritional investigations and to verify how the knowledge of these resources is distributed. METHODS: The communities were followed for three consecutive years, and interviews were conducted with 44 families (20 men and 24 women). Nine of these individuals were determined by the snowball technique to be key informants who held more specific knowledge about the topic. The data were structured into a database and statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Overall, 136 plants from 37 families and 113 genera were cited, and the knowledge of men was at a higher level than that of women (p < 0.05). Participants demonstrated a sophisticated knowledge of nutritional characteristics such as nutritional value, palatability, availability and productivity. Native plants were highlighted over the exotic, especially for species of the families Cactaceae, Bromeliaceae and Fabaceae. CONCLUSIONS: The great diversity of plants cited by the informants demonstrates the potential of local vegetation and the importance of traditional knowledge in the research process and in the characterization of forage resources. This diversity also favors the selection of promising species for future biotechnological investigations
Agroforestry · Biodiversity · Biology · Diversity (politics · Ethnobotany · Fabaceae · Fodder · Forage · Geography · Introduced species · Medicinal plants · Native plant · Productivity · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · Vegetation (pathology · Botanical Research and Applications · Cassava research and cyanide · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |