Local communities’ perceptions of wild edible plant and mushroom change: A systematic review

Schunko, Christoph; Li, Xiaoyue; Klappoth, Benjamin; Lesi, Francesca; Porcher, Vincent; Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna; Reyes‐García, Victoria

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100601

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“…Further, the perceptive ranking of habitat loss as the top threats affecting WLVs reflects the high concern of traditional communities toward the negative impact of urbanization, expansion of agricultural lands, industrial establishments, Syrian refugee informal settlements, and other development activities on the natural habitats where WLVs grow. This finding is in line with the global trends of perceived threats on wild edible plants and mushrooms of communities worldwide (Schunko et al, 2022). Despite this agreement, ranking of other threats varied.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…ex Besser, and Lactuca serriola) are recognized as crop wild relatives (CWRs) (Rao, 2013;D'Andrea et al, 2017) indicates that the perceived decline in availability also poses a threat to wild plant genetic resources. This can further highlight the potential of WLVs of Lebanon in the protection of these resources that are globally crucial for their potential in crop production and improvement of resilience against adverse effects of changing environment and climate (Schunko et al, 2022). These findings are supported by a recent systematic review on perceptions of wild edible plant and mushroom changes from the perspective of local communities worldwide.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 52%

“…These findings are supported by a recent systematic review on perceptions of wild edible plant and mushroom changes from the perspective of local communities worldwide. The review found that 92% of all perceived changes related to decreased abundance, while 76% of the perceived decreased abundance was relevant to fruits and vegetables and 23% was CWRs (Schunko et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Wild leafy vegetables: A potential source for a traditional Mediterranean food from Lebanon

Baydoun

Hani

Nasser

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionIn Lebanon, wild leafy vegetables (WLVs) continue to be an essential component of people's diet. Nevertheless, little ethnobotanical research has addressed this important potential source for food and nutrition.MethodsIn this study, an ethnobotanical survey was carried out between 2018 and 2022 across 21 villages/towns involving 151 local informants by semi-structured interviews.Results and discussionA list of 158 plant species which was still gathered and consumed by traditional Lebanese communities was compiled. The species belonged to 21 families and the most diverse families were Asteraceae (77 species), Brassicaceae (22), and Apiaceae (11). Native species accounted for 147 of the cited species, five of which were endemics to Lebanon and Syria. According to the Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) index, Anchusa azurea, Centaurea hyalolepis, Chondrilla juncea, Eruca vesicaria, Pseudopodospermum molle, Pseudopodospermum papposum, and Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum were reported for the first time among the top popular species. Basal rosettes were the main parts consumed both raw and/or cooked. Informants perceived a decline in availability primarily due to habitat loss and land degradation. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), six of cited species were classified as globally threatened (EN or VU), five of which were narrow endemics. These species scored substantial RFC values. Findings indicate that WEVs of Lebanon offer a promising potential to support food diversity and dietary quality of traditional communities and that threatened endemic species present a high conservation priority. Future research on nutritional contents of these species and highly rated WLVs is recommended.

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Wild leafy vegetables: A potential source for a traditional Mediterranean food from Lebanon

Baydoun

Hani

Nasser

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Furthermore, the 200 years of French colonisation ended in 1960 has also deeply affected the local knowledge system's integrity and thus its resilience (Raschke & Cheema, 2008). In addition, migration, poverty, the decrease in WEP abundance due to overexploitation (Schunko et al, 2022) and vegetation loss (Randriamalala et al, 2019) as well as bad governance might deeply affect the current vulnerability of the local food system. Thus, knowledge distribution is an important dimension to understanding indigenous local knowledge and food system vulnerability but to be analysed in a broader context.…”

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confidence: 99%

As proficient as adults: Distribution of children's knowledge of wild edible plants in the arid Mahafaly region, Madagascar

Porcher

Carrière³

et al. 2023

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In drylands, where resources are scarce, wild edible plant (WEP) knowledge is crucial to overcome food scarcity. Understanding the distribution pattern of local ecological knowledge (LEK) about WEP and identifying knowledge holders are key steps to assessing the resilience and vulnerability of knowledge systems. However, little is known about how WEP knowledge is distributed across life stages and gender of people living in arid regions. Here, we study the distribution of WEP knowledge within a small-scale society from southwestern Madagascar, a region known for its dry climate and related food crises. We worked with Tanalana male and female children and adults using semi-structured interviews and free listings. Tanalana people display a sophisticated LEK adapted to the extreme environment in which they live, with a distinct distribution pattern regarding theoretical and practical knowledge across life stages and gender. While women and men cited similar WEP, children and adults cited different sets of WEP, suggesting they hold differentiated bodies of theoretical knowledge, however our results suggest similarity in practical knowledge across life-stage and gender. We argue that resource limitation and food scarcity might be so pervasive in the area that extensive sharing of knowledge on WEP could be an adaptation to the extremely dry environment.

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“…En este sentido, se encuentra que los hongos también han sido usados en procesos de desalinización solar del agua (Wang et al, 2022). Para completar, se relacionan otros trabajos en diversas áreas (Schunko et al, 2022;Panda y Luyten, 2022;Saetang et al, 2002 ).…”

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Clasificación de hongos por medio de aprendizaje automático

2023

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Esta investigación tiene como propósito aplicar el aprendizaje automático y la minería de datos para identificar si diferentes clases de hongos (nuevas o no) son benéficas (comestibles) o perjudiciales para el ser humano. La metodología está basada en el algoritmo de clasificación J48 (Weka) y se utiliza la base de datos online de hongos Secondary Mushroom Dataset. La variable dependiente (clase) tienes dos estados (comestible o venenoso). Se consideran 17 variables independientes, estas incluyen el hábitat, la estación del año y características morfológicas como el sombrero, los moretones o sangra, las branquias, el tallo y el anillo. Como resultado se encuentra, con una efectividad del 99.76%, que las variables más influyentes son: diámetro sombrero, superficie sombrero, color sombrero, altura tallo, grosor tallo, superficie tallo y color tallo. En conclusión, la metodología desarrollada aquí permite identificar si un hongo es venenoso o no con una efectividad del 99.76%.

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Local communities’ perceptions of wild edible plant and mushroom change: A systematic review

Cited by 26 publications

References 35 publications

Wild leafy vegetables: A potential source for a traditional Mediterranean food from Lebanon

Wild leafy vegetables: A potential source for a traditional Mediterranean food from Lebanon

As proficient as adults: Distribution of children's knowledge of wild edible plants in the arid Mahafaly region, Madagascar

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