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Agroecology of Edible Weeds and Non-Crop Plants
Ecology and Socioeconomic Potential of the Associated Plant Biodiversity
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2024
- Editors: Roland Ebel, Fabian Menalled
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 0 7 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 6 0 7 7 - 6
Agroecology of Edible Weeds and Non-Crops: Ecology and Socio-Economic Potential of Plant Biodiversity is the first book to move beyond the ethnobotanical aspect of under-uti… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAgroecology of Edible Weeds and Non-Crops: Ecology and Socio-Economic Potential of Plant Biodiversity is the first book to move beyond the ethnobotanical aspect of under-utilized non crops to explore how to optimize their potential. With case studies of edible weeds and non-crop plants from around the world, including Europe and North America, in urban as well as rural settings, the book highlights the global opportunities provided by these plants. The book includes much needed information for identifying, maintaining, and benefitting from these plant species. It is ideal for agricultural professionals, educators, researchers, and students.
Those interested in increasing the diversity of the farming landscape and food systems by means of edible non-crop plants have access to a plethora of information on the ethnobotany of these species. Yet little to no information exists on the agroecological requirements and potential benefits of underutilized edible non-crop plants in the context of sustainable farming systems. This book fills that knowledge gap from identifying edible weeds and non-crop plants, to exploring the ways these plants can be used to economically improve nutrition.
- Evaluates ecological processes underpinning the abundance and diversity of edible non-crop plants
- Assesses ecological benefits of these species within agroecosystems
- Identifies socioeconomic barriers and incentives in exploiting consumable agricultural biodiversity
- Highlights real-world insights through case studies
Agricultural professionals and educators, researchers, Extension specialists, undergraduate and graduate students, diversified farmers and ranchers, as well as members of government agencies and non-profit organizations interested in learning more about the agroecological requirements and benefits of the underutilized associated plant biodiversity in a range of agricultural systems and geographic regions and putting that knowledge into practice. As a recommended reading for university courses on agroecology, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, food systems, food equity, and food sovereignty will benefit from this book. Also, this book will be used in workshops and outreach activities on agroecology, sustainable food systems, and local food production organized by government agencies, extension services, and NGOs
1. Introduction: Edible weeds. A need for an agroecological perspective
2. Agroecology of edible weeds
Ecological principles in the study of edible weeds
Biogeography of edible weeds
Management practices to enhance the abundance of edible weeds within different agricultural landscapes
Ecological, cultural, and socioeconomic criteria for diversifying weed use as food
Impact of edible weeds on other components of the associated biodiversity
3. Economic and social implications of edible weeds
Edible weeds as a component of a resilient food system
Weeds as a social construct
The economy of edible weeds
Teaching sustainable food systems: edible weeds as a learning tool.
Nutrition-sensitive agroecology highlights the importance of wild foods
1. Case studies: agroecology of edible weeds in industrialized and developing regions
Edible weedy plants for food security and sovereignty in NW Patagonia
Flixweed: a weed, a cover crop, an edible plant
“Quelites”: The culture of edible weeds in Mexico
Agroecological systems and edible weeds in Nepal
The agroecology of edible weeds in Africa
Edible weeds of the Caribbean: agroecology and use
Edible weeds in different agroecological mulching systems in Piedmont, NW Italy
Agroecology and use of edible weeds among Native Americans
Itajetik: Food culture and agroecology of edible weeds from the Tseltal Maya milpa in northern Chiapas
Visualizing for advocacy: the role of non-cultivate species in highlands communities in Veracruz
Agroecology of edible weeds in India
Edible weeds: a case study from Solomon Islands
Ecology of edible weeds in urban settings and social perception of weeds as food
2. Looking forwards: approaches to foster ecological management of edible weeds and promote the persistence of diverse agroecosystems and foods
2. Agroecology of edible weeds
Ecological principles in the study of edible weeds
Biogeography of edible weeds
Management practices to enhance the abundance of edible weeds within different agricultural landscapes
Ecological, cultural, and socioeconomic criteria for diversifying weed use as food
Impact of edible weeds on other components of the associated biodiversity
3. Economic and social implications of edible weeds
Edible weeds as a component of a resilient food system
Weeds as a social construct
The economy of edible weeds
Teaching sustainable food systems: edible weeds as a learning tool.
Nutrition-sensitive agroecology highlights the importance of wild foods
1. Case studies: agroecology of edible weeds in industrialized and developing regions
Edible weedy plants for food security and sovereignty in NW Patagonia
Flixweed: a weed, a cover crop, an edible plant
“Quelites”: The culture of edible weeds in Mexico
Agroecological systems and edible weeds in Nepal
The agroecology of edible weeds in Africa
Edible weeds of the Caribbean: agroecology and use
Edible weeds in different agroecological mulching systems in Piedmont, NW Italy
Agroecology and use of edible weeds among Native Americans
Itajetik: Food culture and agroecology of edible weeds from the Tseltal Maya milpa in northern Chiapas
Visualizing for advocacy: the role of non-cultivate species in highlands communities in Veracruz
Agroecology of edible weeds in India
Edible weeds: a case study from Solomon Islands
Ecology of edible weeds in urban settings and social perception of weeds as food
2. Looking forwards: approaches to foster ecological management of edible weeds and promote the persistence of diverse agroecosystems and foods
- No. of pages: 300
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443160769
- eBook ISBN: 9780443160776
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Roland Ebel
Roland Ebel has a Ph.D. in Organic Farming, from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna His MS in horticulture about the globe artichoke was conducted at the Technical University Munich. Dr. Ebel contributed to the construction of the Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo with an emphasis on traditional Mesoamerican farming and participatory research, including “quelites”, associated edible and underutilized plants in traditional agroecosystems. He has worked at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico and taught an online Agroecology course for the University of Massachusetts. He served as a Post-Doc at Montana State University (MSU), developing an adaptable Sustainable Food Systems curriculum, and was appointed Assistant Research Professor there teaching an Ethnobotany undergraduate course, among others. His research focuses on biofertilizers made of food residues, local food systems and their responses to shocks, as well as underutilized plants.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Research Professor, Sustainable Food Systems Program ,Dept. of Health and Human Development ,Montana State University,
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Fabian Menalled
Dr. Menalled is a Professor in Weed Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture at Montana State University (MUS). He received a BS in Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Ph.D. in Forest Ecology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, while conducting agroforestry research at the Biological Station La Selva, Costa Rica. His research and education program at MSU focuses on understanding the ecological underpinnings of sustainable cropping systems. This program embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to address both basic and applied problems facing the agricultural communities. Core areas of research include 1) Patterns and functional importance of the associated biodiversity in conventional and alternative cropping systems, 2) Assessment of multi-trophic pest management interactions in agroecosystems, and 3) Development of integrated weed management practices. As main author or co-author, Dr. Menalled published 114 peer-revied articles, 15 book chapters, two books, and more than 160 technical bulletins and popular press articles.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Weed Ecology and Sustainable Agriculture, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, USA