The Key Role of Cultural Preservation in Maize Diversity Conservation in the Argentine Yungas

Farmers’ decisions on what to grow and why can contribute in understanding the conservation of agrobiodiversity. Culture and ethnicity are indicated as first-class factors leading preservation of heirloom cultivars but this has been little considered in studies examining factors that influence the l...

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Main Authors: Norma I. Hilgert, Fernando Zamudio, Violeta Furlan, Lucía Cariola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/732760