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Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species

Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species, now confined to small remnant populations. Home gardens have the important function of sustain...

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Autores principales: Vinceti, Barbara, Elias, Marlène, Azimov, Rashid, Turdieva, Muhabbat, Aaliev, Sagynbek, Bobokalonov, Farhod, Butkov, Evgeniy, Kaparova, Elmira, Mukhsimov, Nurullo, Shamuradova, Svetlana, Turgunbaev, Kubanichbek, Azizova, Nodira, Loo, Judy
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9333230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35901122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271398
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author Vinceti, Barbara
Elias, Marlène
Azimov, Rashid
Turdieva, Muhabbat
Aaliev, Sagynbek
Bobokalonov, Farhod
Butkov, Evgeniy
Kaparova, Elmira
Mukhsimov, Nurullo
Shamuradova, Svetlana
Turgunbaev, Kubanichbek
Azizova, Nodira
Loo, Judy
author_facet Vinceti, Barbara
Elias, Marlène
Azimov, Rashid
Turdieva, Muhabbat
Aaliev, Sagynbek
Bobokalonov, Farhod
Butkov, Evgeniy
Kaparova, Elmira
Mukhsimov, Nurullo
Shamuradova, Svetlana
Turgunbaev, Kubanichbek
Azizova, Nodira
Loo, Judy
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description Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species, now confined to small remnant populations. Home gardens have the important function of sustaining household food consumption and income generation, and can potentially play a critical role in conserving diversity of fruit and nut trees. These systems have been very poorly documented in the scientific literature. This study contributes to filling this gap by describing the diversity of fruit and nut trees in home gardens of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, examining their dynamic flow of planting material and its sources, understanding their future prospects, and looking at significant differences between the three countries. Home gardens show a similar portfolio of the most abundant tree species (apple, apricot, walnut, pear, and plum). Although the diversity of tree species and varieties recorded is significant, small population sizes can limit future possibilities for this diversity to thrive, given the pressure on natural stands and on habitats where the preferred species are found. Furthermore, the selection of species and varieties to be planted in home gardens is increasingly influenced by market opportunities and availability of exotic material. Some of the most abundant tree species recorded are represented largely by exotic varieties (apple, pear), while others (e.g., apricot, walnut, plum) are still mainly characterized by traditional local varieties that are not formally registered. Home gardens continue to play a critical role in rural livelihoods and in national economies, and many rural inhabitants still aspire to maintain them. Thus, home gardens should be integrated in national research and extension systems and closely linked to national conservation efforts. Changes and possible declines in the diversity they host, their health status, and resilience should be carefully monitored.
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spelling pubmed-93332302022-07-29 Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species Vinceti, Barbara Elias, Marlène Azimov, Rashid Turdieva, Muhabbat Aaliev, Sagynbek Bobokalonov, Farhod Butkov, Evgeniy Kaparova, Elmira Mukhsimov, Nurullo Shamuradova, Svetlana Turgunbaev, Kubanichbek Azizova, Nodira Loo, Judy PLoS One Research Article Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species, now confined to small remnant populations. Home gardens have the important function of sustaining household food consumption and income generation, and can potentially play a critical role in conserving diversity of fruit and nut trees. These systems have been very poorly documented in the scientific literature. This study contributes to filling this gap by describing the diversity of fruit and nut trees in home gardens of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, examining their dynamic flow of planting material and its sources, understanding their future prospects, and looking at significant differences between the three countries. Home gardens show a similar portfolio of the most abundant tree species (apple, apricot, walnut, pear, and plum). Although the diversity of tree species and varieties recorded is significant, small population sizes can limit future possibilities for this diversity to thrive, given the pressure on natural stands and on habitats where the preferred species are found. Furthermore, the selection of species and varieties to be planted in home gardens is increasingly influenced by market opportunities and availability of exotic material. Some of the most abundant tree species recorded are represented largely by exotic varieties (apple, pear), while others (e.g., apricot, walnut, plum) are still mainly characterized by traditional local varieties that are not formally registered. Home gardens continue to play a critical role in rural livelihoods and in national economies, and many rural inhabitants still aspire to maintain them. Thus, home gardens should be integrated in national research and extension systems and closely linked to national conservation efforts. Changes and possible declines in the diversity they host, their health status, and resilience should be carefully monitored. Public Library of Science 2022-07-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9333230/ /pubmed/35901122 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271398 Text en © 2022 Vinceti et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Vinceti, Barbara
Elias, Marlène
Azimov, Rashid
Turdieva, Muhabbat
Aaliev, Sagynbek
Bobokalonov, Farhod
Butkov, Evgeniy
Kaparova, Elmira
Mukhsimov, Nurullo
Shamuradova, Svetlana
Turgunbaev, Kubanichbek
Azizova, Nodira
Loo, Judy
Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
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title_fullStr Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
title_full_unstemmed Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
title_short Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
title_sort home gardens of central asia: reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9333230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35901122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271398
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