Ethnobotany of Mexico: interactions of people and plants in Mesoamerica

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Mexican Ethnobotany: Interactions of People and Plants in Mesoamerica....Pages 1-19
Ethnobotany in Mexico: History, Development, and Perspectives....Pages 21-39
Ethnobotany and Ethnohistorical Sources of Mesoamerica....Pages 41-65
Pre-Columbian Food System in West Mesoamerica....Pages 67-82
Biodiversity and Edible Plants of Mexico....Pages 83-131
Contemporary Maya Food System in the Lowlands of Northern Yucatan....Pages 133-150
Traditional Markets in Mesoamerica: A Mosaic of History and Traditions....Pages 151-177
Ethnobotany for Sustainable Ecosystem Management: A Regional Perspective in the Tehuacán Valley....Pages 179-206
Domestication of Plants in Mesoamerica: An Archaeological Review with Some Ethnobotanical Interpretations....Pages 207-231
Cultural Motives of Plant Management and Domestication....Pages 233-255
Evolutionary Ethnobotanical Studies of Incipient Domestication of Plants in Mesoamerica....Pages 257-285
Ethnobotany of Mexican Weeds....Pages 287-317
Phylogeographical Approaches to the Study of Plant Domestication, with Special Emphasis on Perennial Plants....Pages 319-366
Your Beans of the Last Harvest and the Possible Adoption of Bright Ideas....Pages 367-387
Genetics and Ecology of Wild and Cultivated Maize: Domestication and Introgression....Pages 389-401
Chile Peppers (Capsicum spp.)....Pages 403-416
Cotton: Traditional and Modern Uses....Pages 417-437
An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Loss of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the Tehuantepec Isthmus, Oaxaca....Pages 439-456
Ethnobotany and Ex situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in México....Pages 457-473
Biosafety and Environmental Releases of GM Crops in Mesoamerica: Context Does Matter....Pages 475-489
A Human Rights Perspective on the Plant Genetic Resources of Mesoamerica: Heritage, Plant Breeder’s Rights, and Geographical Indications....Pages 491-505
Back Matter....Pages 507-552
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