Indigenous Agricultural Practices: A Supreme Key to Maintaining Biodiversity

Sharma, Ishwar Prakash; Kanta, Chandra; Dwivedi, Tripuresh; Rani, Ranjana

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-1902-4_6

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“…One of the approaches to maintain biodiversity is identifying crops that are good for the planet and human consumption. Cultivating crops from more natural habitats, such as wild types and landraces, can help to maintain biodiversity [ 2 ]. Identifying and characterizing such varieties will help to expand the genetic base for crop breeding and thus play a vital role in modern agriculture.…”

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Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Various Botanical Types of Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Manchali¹,

Murthy

Vishnuvardana³

et al. 2021

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Characterizing the diverse melon cultivars for nutrition aids in crop improvement and promoting a healthy diet. Here, we used in vitro assays to characterize the nutritional qualities and health-beneficial effects of 30 melon (Cucumis melo L.) genotypes, including 10 improved cultivars, 16 landraces, and 4 wild types collected from different parts of India. Two landraces (Sidoota and Alper Green) had the highest (12.20 and 11.25) total soluble solids (TSS) contents. The Sidoota and Pappusa landraces had high reducing sugar contents (2.84 and 2.81 mg g−1 fresh weight [FW]). The highest polyphenols contents (22.0 mg g−1 FW) were observed in the landraces Mage Kaayi-2, Budamekaayi, and Small Melon. Reflecting on the primary and secondary metabolite contents, the Mekke Kaayi and Giriyala landraces exhibited high 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity (97.6 and 91% at 100 μg mL−1). Additionally, seven of the landraces showed significant nitric oxide (NO) induction activity (>80% inhibition at 200 μg mL−1), indicating their potential health benefits, and seven showed considerable angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition activity (highest in Kashi Madhu), indicating their potential usefulness in reducing hypertension. Genotypes with high health beneficial compounds identified in this study can be used for breeding improved melon cultivars to promote these fruits as well as a healthy diet.

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Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Various Botanical Types of Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Manchali¹,

Murthy

Vishnuvardana³

et al. 2021

Plants

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“…Arcand et al (2020) argued that 'scientific' or modern knowledge systems have received increasing criticism within the social science domain while IKS are often over-optimistically presented as viable alternative ways of practicing agriculture. On the other hand, Sharma et al (2020) argues that there is a necessity to consider more effective and creative interactions between traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge systems. This denotes that, Sharma et al (2020) advocate for the cooperative or collaborative use of both traditional and modern techniques in advancing agriculture.…”

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“…On the other hand, Sharma et al (2020) argues that there is a necessity to consider more effective and creative interactions between traditional knowledge and scientific knowledge systems. This denotes that, Sharma et al (2020) advocate for the cooperative or collaborative use of both traditional and modern techniques in advancing agriculture. Makate (2020) debates that enhancing the role of local institutions or knowledge and incorporating traditional knowledge in agriculture can reduce climate change.…”

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Advancing agriculture through Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in South African indigenous or black communities

Diko

2023

IJRBS

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The primary aim of this scholarly discourse is to demonstrate how South African indigenous people advanced agricultural practices without the dominant aid of globalisation and modernity that, to a certain degree, discredits Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) that have existed from time immemorial. Qualitative research inquiry and IKS are synergetically used as approaches to this scholarly discourse to form juxtaposition and triangulation – a balancing act. The main discussions and findings of the article underline that incontrovertibly, South African indigenous people had their traditional ways of advancing human and social life such as relying on traditional medicine, farming, harvesting and many other determinants. In respect of the problematised phenomenon, the conclusion infuses recommendations for future scholarly debates while the emphasis is on embracing traditional knowledge and avoid continuous and solitary accreditation of neo-liberalist and imperialist notions in South Africa and elsewhere.

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“…It balances biodiversity by maintaining soil purely organic, gene pools, conservation of indigenous varieties etc., (I. Sharma et al, 2020). ITK are the ideas and practices of indigenous community that are advanced over a long period of time (Devi et al, 2014) and are transferred from generation to generation through folk songs, proverbs, myths, stories, culture, puppetry and traditional methods (Swathi & Dineshbabu, 2009).…”

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Perceived attributes and adoption of Indigenous Technological Knowledge on agriculture - a case study from Bhirkot municipality of Syangja District, Nepal

Khatri

Khanal

Kafle

2021

Cogent Food & Agriculture

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Indigenous Agricultural Practices: A Supreme Key to Maintaining Biodiversity

Cited by 24 publications

References 12 publications

Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Various Botanical Types of Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Nutritional Composition and Health Benefits of Various Botanical Types of Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Advancing agriculture through Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in South African indigenous or black communities

Perceived attributes and adoption of Indigenous Technological Knowledge on agriculture - a case study from Bhirkot municipality of Syangja District, Nepal

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