Small-scale cultivation of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa and Passiflora ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia
- Author
- Marleen Delanoy (UGent) , Xavier Scheldeman, I Vandebroek, Patrick Van Damme (UGent) and Stefan Beck
- Organization
- Abstract
- Little is known about presence, use, cultivation and potential of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa and Passiflora ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz in Bolivia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 307 respondents in Nor Yungas and Sur Yungas. Interviewees were asked about local name(s), use(s) and preference of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa over Passiflora ligularis. Interviewees who grew one or both species were also asked about their cultivation practices and commercialisation of passion fruits. Results show that Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa was most frequently used to prepare juices, whereas Passiflora ligularis fruits were most often used for fresh consumption. The majority of farmers owned less than five plants. Transplanting was the only cropping practice the majority applied. This low input cultivation system resulted in fruits that were well filled but under standard calibre for export. Average annual yield of 35 kg Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa fruits per plant, however, was high.
- Keywords
- crop development, Passiflora, ethnobotany, granadilla, maracuya, non-timber forest products
Citation
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-737667
- MLA
- Delanoy, Marleen, et al. “Small-Scale Cultivation of Passiflora Edulis f. Flavicarpa and Passiflora Ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia.” BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, vol. 140, no. 2, 2007, pp. 238–48.
- APA
- Delanoy, M., Scheldeman, X., Vandebroek, I., Van Damme, P., & Beck, S. (2007). Small-scale cultivation of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa and Passiflora ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia. BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 140(2), 238–248.
- Chicago author-date
- Delanoy, Marleen, Xavier Scheldeman, I Vandebroek, Patrick Van Damme, and Stefan Beck. 2007. “Small-Scale Cultivation of Passiflora Edulis f. Flavicarpa and Passiflora Ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia.” BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 140 (2): 238–48.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Delanoy, Marleen, Xavier Scheldeman, I Vandebroek, Patrick Van Damme, and Stefan Beck. 2007. “Small-Scale Cultivation of Passiflora Edulis f. Flavicarpa and Passiflora Ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia.” BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 140 (2): 238–248.
- Vancouver
- 1.Delanoy M, Scheldeman X, Vandebroek I, Van Damme P, Beck S. Small-scale cultivation of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa and Passiflora ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia. BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. 2007;140(2):238–48.
- IEEE
- [1]M. Delanoy, X. Scheldeman, I. Vandebroek, P. Van Damme, and S. Beck, “Small-scale cultivation of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa and Passiflora ligularis in the Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia,” BELGIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 238–248, 2007.
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