scholarly journals Enough to Feed Ourselves!—Food Plants in Bulgarian Rural Home Gardens

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2520
Author(s):  
Teodora Ivanova ◽  
Yulia Bosseva ◽  
Mihail Chervenkov ◽  
Dessislava Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Total Size

The home garden is a unique human-nature interspace that accommodates a diverse spectrum of plant species and provides multiple services to households. One of the most important roles of home gardens is to shelter the agricultural plant diversity that provides for diverse and healthy nutrition, especially in rural communities. While tropical home gardens have received wide recognition due to their provisional function for the local communities, temperate and especially European home gardens have been discussed less frequently as a source of subsistence. The main objectives of the current study were to document plant species grown in Bulgarian rural home gardens and to explore related local knowledge and cultural practices that influence food plant diversity, its selection and preservation. Field work was focused on settlements situated in eight provinces in South and North-West Bulgaria. Participants representing 65 home gardens were approached through semi-structured interviews. Home gardens were found to harbor 145 cultivated and semi-cultivated plant taxa, used as food, medicinal and aromatic plants and as animal fodder. Members of the Rosaceae family were most numerous. The largest part of the garden area was occupied by vegetable crops of Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae. In 63.1% of the studied households, the food growing area comprised more than 2/3 of the total size of the garden. Most preferred crops reflected the social and cultural importance of food self-provisioning, especially in the rural areas. The provisional role of the home gardens in regard to preparation of traditional foods and the driving forces for seed saving are discussed.

Role of Home Garden for In-Situ Conservation of Agro-Biodiversity: A Case Study of Dhari Block, District Nainital, Kumaun Region of Uttarakhand

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Vandana Tiwari ◽  
Kuldeep Negi ◽  
Rajni Rawat ◽  
Puran Mehta ◽  
Subhash Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
In Situ Conservation ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Elderly Persons

Since time immemorial, the natives were growing and maintaining plant diversity in the vicinity of dwelling places which is popularly known as Home Garden. The present study was conducted to assess role of home garden for in-situ conservation of plant diversity in Dhari Block, district Nainital, Uttarakhand with the major aim of understanding the plant diversity available especially with respect to the home gardens and role of vice-versa in their day to day life. With the help of questionnaire and survey, the information was collected from six villages i.e., Chaukuta, Dhanachuli, Gajar, Kasiyalekh, Podiyal and Pokhrar. Information regarding the occurrence of plant species, their local names, parts used and formulation through interviews and discussions held with elderly persons of rural communities were recorded. The study documented 93 plant species belonging to 79 genera and 51 families ranging from forestry to horticulture and agriculture including ethno-medicinal plants as grown in the home gardens and these plant species were used for multiple purposes i.e., Cereals, Fire woods, Fodders, Fruits, Leafy vegetables, Ornamentals, Pseudo-cereals, Spices, Vegetables and other cultural significance. These observations indicated that home garden play a important role in food security and in-situ conservation of agri-horticultural plants.

scholarly journals SPECIES DIVERSITY, UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION IN HOME GARDENS OF SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS, COIMBATORE, INDIA.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamuna S ◽  
Subhasree R ◽  
Karthika K ◽  
Paulsamy S ◽  
Thenmozhi K
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Ocimum Basilicum ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
The Other ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Celosia Cristata ◽  
Number Of Plant Species

The present study was aimed at documenting species composition, utilization and conservation of plant species growing in home gardens of 10 residential areas of Coimbatore city, India. Household interviews and home garden surveys revealed that all the 109 plant species included in 60 families included have someeconomic uses or with ornamental significance. Higher number of species was herbs followed by shrubs, trees, climbers, succulent herbs, vines and sub-shrubs. The families viz., Asteraceae, Apocynaceae and Acanthaceae contributed higher number of plant species than the other families to the home gardens. Thespecies namely, Celosia cristata, Chrysanthemum odoratum and Ocimum basilicum have registered 50% frequency among the home gardens sampled which indicates that these species have distributed and maintained in comparatively higher number of home gardens. The home garden species are mainly under thecategories of vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, economic important species and medicinal. These results further report revealed that homegardens satisfy various household needs like food, ornamentals, medicines, building material, religious and ceremonial uses.

Collection of Jaltomata darcyana (Solanaceae), previously unrecorded in cultivation, from a home garden in Chicago, IL

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 490-492
Author(s):  
John Taylor ◽  
Thomas Mione
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Species Lists ◽  
Transnational Migrants ◽  
The Usa

AbstractEvidence has been slowly accumulating that the urban home gardens of immigrants or transnational migrants in the USA conserve food plant diversity with roots in the developing world. Published species lists for home gardens indicate that, at least at the species level, this diversity is not novel but consists of widely grown, culturally important plant species that are also available through the horticultural trade. In 2018, we returned to the home garden of a Mexican-origin household in Chicago and confirmed the identity of a plant provisionally identified as Jaltomata darcyana during an earlier inventory of the garden. A recently named species of Central America, J. darcyana has not been previously recorded in cultivation. Collection of this species from a Chicago garden suggests that urban gardens may harbor other novel species awaiting documentation by urban ecologists and botanists.

scholarly journals Nutritional Contribution of Home Gardens in Rural Areas of South Sumatra, Indonesia

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 891B-891
Author(s):  
Benyamin Lakitan
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Fertility Status ◽  
Vitamins A And C

Based on their land physical conditions, house yards in rural areas of South Sumatra can be classified into six major types. Home garden models for each type of house yard had been developed. The objective of this study was to evaluate contributions of the applied models in fulfilling nutritional requirements of rural families in South Sumatra. Results of the study indicated that home gardens could contribute only <12% of protein, <10% of minerals, and <25% of vitamin B required by the families. However, of 40 villages studied, ≈20% and 34% of the families could fully received their vitamins A and C, respectively, by consuming crops produced at home gardens. Low contribution of home gardens on protein, minerals, and vitamin B was mainly related to small acreage, low fertility status of the land, and kind of crops grown. Major sources of vitamins A and C were fruits and vegetables.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Diverse Roles of Home Gardens and Their Sustainable Management for Livelihood Improvement in West Java, Indonesia

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
Park ◽  
Woo ◽  
Kwak ◽  
Lee ◽  
Leti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
West Java ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

Home garden is a traditional agroforestry system, which is an ecologically and socio-economically sustainable land use system in West Java, Indonesia. It plays a fundamental role in providing subsistence food and income to local people through a multi-strata structure. Despite the importance of the home garden, which is strongly linked with quality of living, there is still a lack of quantitative data and information. Therefore, we quantified the economic and ecological characteristics of home gardens in the present study to evaluate their diverse roles. In addition, general strategies that are applicable to home gardens in West Java were developed for sustainable management. The results of this study indicated that: (1) large landholding size showed a significantly higher Net Present Value (NPV) than small landholding size when the home gardens were dominated by fruit tree species, (2) species richness, species diversity, and carbon stock did not differ significantly among the different types and sizes of home gardens in West Java, and (3) multi-layered and diverse species composition is considerable for sustainable management of home gardens in terms of income generation and against urbanization and commercialization in West Java, Indonesia. Further studies should be considered for developing a standardized and generalized model that is able to evaluate and quantify the various ecosystem values that are generally acceptable and applicable in rural areas.

scholarly journals Horticultural Crops Grown at Home Gardens in Rural Areas of South Sumatra, Indonesia

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 891C-891
Author(s):  
Benyamin Lakitan
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Fruit Crops ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Tidal Swamp ◽  
At Home

A survey has been conducted to evaluate kinds of horticultural crops grown at home gardens at 40 villages in South Sumatra Province. The villages were purposely selected to represent all geomorphological regions of the province, from highland (>1400 m above sea level) to tidal swamp along the coastal. Ten home gardens were randomly selected at each village. Most common horticultural crops found at home gardens were fruits crops such as banana, pineapple, and soursop. Surprisingly, vegetable crops were rarely (<22.0%) found at home gardens. Based on Sorenson's similarity index, it can be concluded that kinds of fruit crops grown were similar at most villages surveys, except for those at altitudes higher than 1000 m above sea level. Average density of perennial fruit tress was 4.6 trees/100 m2, with a range from 1.7 to 10.9 trees/100 m2.

scholarly journals Plant Conservation Based on Tri Mandala Concept on Homegarden at Pakraman Penge Village, Baru Village, Marga District, Tabanan Regency, Bali

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
I Dewa Putu Darma ◽  
Sutomo Sutomo ◽  
Siti Fatimah Hanum ◽  
Rajif Iryadi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Conservation Activity ◽  
Dracaena Draco

Penge Pakraman village is a traditional village that has the potency to become ecotourism. The emergence of new tourist attractions affects land changes to support tourism activities. This causes the number of plant species in nature to decrease. Plant conservation by utilizing local wisdom is one effort to reduce the decrease of plant species number. The application of Tri Hita Karana and Tri Mandala in Balinese daily life able to support plant conservation activity. The objective of this research was to determine the role of Tri Mandala concept in plant conservation at Pakraman Penge home garden. Data collection methods are carried out through observation plant location with inventory number and name of plants in house sample. Plant use continues with study literature. The results of an inventory of plant diversity in home gardens of Pakraman Penge village recorded 70 species of plants from 16 houses sample. The plant habitus varied from herbs, shrubs until trees. Plant species in the home gardens have functions for ceremonies (51%), medicinal (24%), ornamental (17%), food (6%), and spices (2%). However, based on the location, most plant species were found in madya mandala and the lowest were found in utama mandala. We also found plants with conservation status consist of least concerned (15 species), vulnerable (Dracaena draco), near threatened (Cycas rumphii), endangered (Coffea arabica). Therefore, the application of Tri Mandala concept on Balinese home gardens supports plant conservation and gives economic benefit in individual level

scholarly journals Evaluating the efficacy of sample collection approaches and DNA metabarcoding for identifying the diversity of plants utilized by nectivorous bats

Genome ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Edwards ◽  
Joel F. Swift ◽  
Richard F. Lance ◽  
Thomas A. Minckley ◽  
Denise L. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Species Interactions ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Visual Identification ◽  
Dna Metabarcoding ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Main Food Source

In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of sample collection approaches and DNA metabarcoding to identify plants utilized by nectivorous bats. Samples included guano collected from beneath bat roosts and pollen-swabs from bat fur, both of which were subjected to DNA metabarcoding and visual identification of pollen (microscopy) to measure plant diversity. Our objectives were to determine whether DNA metabarcoding could detect likely food plants of nectivorous bats, whether sample types would produce different estimates of plant diversity, and to compare results of DNA metabarcoding to visual identification. Visual identification found that 99% of pollen was from Agave, which is thought to be the bats’ main food source. The dominant taxon found by metabarcoding was also Agavoideae, but a broader diversity of plant species was also detected, many of which are likely “by-catch” from the broader environment. Metabarcoding outcomes differed between sample types, likely because pollen-swabs measured the plant species visited by bats and guano samples measured all items consumed in the bat’s diet, even those that were not pollen or nectar. Overall, metabarcoding is a powerful, high-throughput tool to understand bat ecology and species interactions, but careful analysis of results is necessary to derive accurate ecological conclusions.

scholarly journals Homegarden diversity and food security in southern Mexico

Food Security ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Castañeda-Navarrete
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Trade Offs

AbstractHome gardens are recognised in the literature for their contribution to food security, yet the process by which agrobiodiversity and household characteristics mediate this relationship is less well understood. This paper contributes to fill this research gap by drawing on a multi-site case study in the Yucatán region in Mexico. By applying regression analysis, the significance of the association between home garden diversity and food security is confirmed. Plant diversity is found to have a positive association with food consumption scores and the frequency of vegetable intakes. The number of animals used for food purposes is also found to have positive and significant associations with food consumption scores and frequency of meat intakes. However, the dimension and the significance of these positive associations were found to vary among communities and quantiles of the distribution of food security measures. In the households studied, younger individuals and better-educated people, males and Spanish speakers were more likely to engage in jobs in urban areas. Engagement in urban jobs was found to involve complementarities with the overall plant diversity of home gardens, but also trade-offs with the diversity of vegetables and other herbs used for food purposes and with the abundance of animals raised for food purposes.

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