Chili pepper landrace survival and family farmers in central Chile

Muñoz-Concha, Diego; Quiñones, Ximena; Hernandez, Juan Pablo; Romero, Sebastián

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dc.contributor.author	Muñoz-Concha, Diego
dc.contributor.author	Quiñones, Ximena
dc.contributor.author	Hernandez, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.author	Romero, Sebastián
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-27T19:13:24Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-27T19:13:24Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/3424
dc.description.abstract	Chili pepper is produced by family farmers in central Chile incorporating modern technologies and maintaining traditional practices. Although chili pepper is deeply rooted in the local culture, the agricultural system supporting its production and the germplasm involved are poorly studied. This work focused on two main landraces lacking information about what features (agronomic, morphological and chemical) distinguish them and how distinct they are. It is also of high importance to deepen our understanding of the agricultural system and the aspects that may affect its sustainability. An integrated approach was applied for the evaluation of social characteristics of farmers, the growing system, morphological traits, and selected chemical components. Between landraces, flower and fruit morphology was clearly distinct. Total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity and total carotenoid content showed higher values in fruits of cacho de cabra than in chileno negro. Both landraces had a higher total phenolic content than other Capsicum cultivars in the world. Farmers ascribe distinct attributes for the landraces regarding agronomic performance, fruit quality and processing applications. Characteristics that may affect the sustainability of the agricultural system are small farm size, relatives working as employees, and low farmers’ educational attainment. The study landraces are distinct and represent unique genetic material produced in an agricultural system facing important challenges where farmers have adapted to socio-economic pressures, externalizing plant production, reducing harvest costs, and developing innovations in product and marketing.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Agronomy, 10(10), 1541	es_CL
dc.subject	Capsicum annuum L.	es_CL
dc.subject	Landrace	es_CL
dc.subject	Conservation	es_CL
dc.subject	Family farmers	es_CL
dc.subject	Antioxidants compounds	es_CL
dc.title	Chili pepper landrace survival and family farmers in central Chile	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.facultad	Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Otro	es_CL
dc.ucm.uri	www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/10/1541	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101541	es_CL