Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua, province of Ecuador

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contents Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua, province of Ecuador Pedro Pablo Pomboza Tamaquiza Dario Paucar Saúl Eduardo Cruz Tobar Oscar Patricio Núñez Torres Giovanny Patricio Velástegui Espín Agrociencias calendar native potatoes Agricultural systems traditional agriculture The aim of this research was to analyze the permanence of ancestral practices used on growing potatoes, between the years 1950 and 2016. Two rural communities (Apatug and Puñachisag) were selected in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 key informants selected with the snowball and group interview methods. Has characterized the agricultural calendar, the use of varieties, associativity and observation of lunar phases. The results suggest the temporal relationship of potato planting and harvest with the feasts ancestral religious. These cycles were observed until the decade of the sixties and seventies. However, with the agriculture modernization, these calendars are modified. On the other hand, they also noted the predominance of improved varieties on native varieties. Most of the varieties cultivated by farmers, are Fripapa-Putza and Semichola and respond to the destination of the output (sales and/or family consumption); 65% practice monocultures and 58.5% consider the lunar phases for agricultural work. It is concluded the ancestral practices are at risk of extinction and need to be understood and rehabilitated by the new generations of peasants as well as technical programs for the transfer of technology to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. 2017 artículo científico 0120-2812 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169950127002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/169950127002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1699 Acta Agronómica application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Acta Agronómica (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.66
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spellingShingle Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua, province of Ecuador
Pedro Pablo Pomboza Tamaquiza
Agrociencias
calendar
native potatoes
Agricultural systems
traditional agriculture
Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua, province of Ecuador Pedro Pablo Pomboza Tamaquiza Dario Paucar Saúl Eduardo Cruz Tobar Oscar Patricio Núñez Torres Giovanny Patricio Velástegui Espín Agrociencias calendar native potatoes Agricultural systems traditional agriculture The aim of this research was to analyze the permanence of ancestral practices used on growing potatoes, between the years 1950 and 2016. Two rural communities (Apatug and Puñachisag) were selected in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 key informants selected with the snowball and group interview methods. Has characterized the agricultural calendar, the use of varieties, associativity and observation of lunar phases. The results suggest the temporal relationship of potato planting and harvest with the feasts ancestral religious. These cycles were observed until the decade of the sixties and seventies. However, with the agriculture modernization, these calendars are modified. On the other hand, they also noted the predominance of improved varieties on native varieties. Most of the varieties cultivated by farmers, are Fripapa-Putza and Semichola and respond to the destination of the output (sales and/or family consumption); 65% practice monocultures and 58.5% consider the lunar phases for agricultural work. It is concluded the ancestral practices are at risk of extinction and need to be understood and rehabilitated by the new generations of peasants as well as technical programs for the transfer of technology to achieve a more sustainable agriculture. 2017 artículo científico 0120-2812 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169950127002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/169950127002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/1699/169950127002/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1699 Acta Agronómica application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Acta Agronómica (Colombia) Num.2 Vol.66
title Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua, province of Ecuador
topic Agrociencias
calendar
native potatoes
Agricultural systems
traditional agriculture
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