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<journal-id>2007-4298</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Botanical Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Bot. sci]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-4298</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Botánica de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-42982025000200415</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17129/botsci.3603</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimiento, uso y prácticas de manejo de la pitaya dulce Stenocereus thurberi en Baja California Sur]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo-Avilez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[David]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rendón-Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, SC  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Paz Baja California Sur]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa Departamento de Biología]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>103</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>415</fpage>
<lpage>430</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-42982025000200415&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-42982025000200415&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-42982025000200415&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Antecedentes: Stenocereus thurberi es una cactácea de importancia biocultural, fuera del área mesoamericana. La información sobre usos, prácticas de manejo e importancia económica es escasa.  Preguntas: ¿cuál es el conocimiento, usos y formas de manejo de S. thurberi en un área fuera de Mesoamérica, como es Baja California Sur? y ¿cuál es el papel que juega esta especie en la economía local y regional?  Especies de estudio: Stenocereus thurberi  Sitio y años de estudio: Baja California Sur, México. 2023-2024.  Métodos: Se aplicaron 128 entrevistas semi estructuradas a pobladores de 53 localidades; los datos obtenidos se analizaron con estadística descriptiva.  Resultados: Se registraron nueve categorías de uso, siendo las más importantes comestible, construcción y combustible. Los entrevistados sudcalifornianos reconocen 15 variedades, siendo la roja y la blanca las más importantes; manejan a la pitaya dulce en tres formas: silvestre, manejo in situ y cultivo. Las prácticas de manejo son similares a las reportadas para Mesoamérica. Las poblaciones silvestres están sujetas a prácticas agrícolas similares a aquellas de huertos mesoamericanos. El manejo in situ es similar al que se practica en el centro y sur de México. No hay huertos modernos, pero hay evidencia de poblaciones cultivadas, posiblemente abandonadas de la época misional. La venta de los frutos permite obtener ingresos económicos.  Conclusiones: La pitaya dulce en BCS satisface diversas necesidades debido al uso diversificado de sus estructuras y representa un beneficio económico. El manejo es similar al de la región mesoamericana. Se sugieren estudios para analizar posibles procesos de domesticación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Background: Stenocereus thurberi is a cactus of biocultural importance out of the Mesoamerican region; information on its uses, management practices, and economic importance is scarce.  Questions: What is the knowledge, uses, and forms of management of S. thurberi in an area isolated from the continent, such as Baja California Sur? What is this species' role in the local and regional economy?  Study species: Stenocereus thurberi Study site and years: Baja California Sur, México. 2023-2024.  Methods: 128 semi-structured interviews were conducted with residents of 53 localities, and the data obtained were analyzed with descriptive statistics.  Results: Nine use categories were recorded, the edible, construction, and fuel being the most important categories. The South Californian people interviewed recognized 15 varieties, the most important being red and white. The pitaya dulce is managed in three ways: wild, in situ management, and cultivation. Management practices are like to those reported for Mesoamerica. In wild populations, agricultural practices are traditionally carried out similarly to those in Mesoamerican orchards. In situ management is similar to that reported in central and southern Mexico. There are no modern orchards, but there is evidence of cultivated populations, possibly abandoned from the missionary epoch. The sale of the fruits allows for obtaining economic income.  Conclusions: The pitaya dulce in BCS satisfies various needs due to the diversified use of its anatomical structures and represents an economic benefit. Management is similar to the Mesoamerican region. Specific studies are suggested to analyze possible domestication processes.]]></p></abstract>
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