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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-2812</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Agronómica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Agron.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-2812</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-28122018000100009</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/acag.v67n1.59316</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[An ethnobotanical survey of spice, aromatic and medicinal plants used in La Molana, Atrato-Choco, Colombia: Basis for biodiversity conservation]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estudio etnobotánico de especias, plantas aromáticas y medicinales utilizadas en La Molana, Atrato-Chocó, Colombia: Bases para la conservación de la biodiversidad]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marmolejo-Liloy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miller]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ponce-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús David]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hinestroza-Córdoba]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leidy Indira]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Holguín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Harold]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó-UTCH  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Quibdó Chocó]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>9</fpage>
<lpage>16</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-28122018000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-28122018000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-28122018000100009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract A characterization and analysis of the production systems of aromatic, medicinal and spice plants (AMSP) was carried out in La Molana, Atrato-Chocó, Colombia throughout the identification of their biophysical, socioeconomic and financial characteristics, in order to propose agroecological alternatives that solve the problems and identified needs in said systems; applying methodologies and evaluation indicators of agricultural systems addressed to sustainable rural development, design, implementation and evaluation of agroforestiy arrangements, agroforestry systems accompanied by WOST analysis, and agroforestry planning of productive units (APPU), this information was collected through the application of a focal workshop and semi-structured questionnaires to 40 smallholders. Therefore, eight productive units (UP) with four plots and four rooftop, which was characterized throughout a simple random sampling without replacement. The results indicate that these smallholders destine 15.6 ha to AMSP production, from which 11 ha are crops structured in plots within native forests and 4.6 ha are destined to crops in rooftops around the houses. The units produce on average, 110 units (bunches) per week, which are offered to informal vendors in the market place of Quibdo-Choco, Colombia with prices which ranged from COP $ 1000 to COP $ 3000 according to plant size and species. Likewise, was determined that the economic incomes of the AMSP units depend mainly on the following planted species: Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum L.), cimarron (Eryngium foetidum L.), Albahaca (Ocimum basiUcum L.) and Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.), which are the most economically important species in the study area.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se realizó la caracterización y análisis de los sistemas productivos de plantas aromáticas, medicinales y condimentarias (PAMC) de La Molana, Atrato-Chocó, Colombia a través de la identificación de sus características biofísicas, socioeconómicas y financieras, con el fin de proponer alternativas agroecológicas que solucionen los problemas y necesidades identificados en dichos sistemas; aplicando las metodologías e indicadores de evaluación de sistemas agrícolas hacia el desarrollo sostenible, Diseño, implementación y evaluación de arreglos agroforestales, Sistemas Agroforestales acompañado del análisis DOFA, y planificación agroforestal de unidades productivas (PAF), dicha información fue recopilada a través de la aplicación de un taller focal y cuestionarios semiestructurados a 40 productores. Se caracterizaron ocho unidades productivas (UP), cuatro parcelas y cuatro azoteas, a través de un muestreo aleatorio simple sin reposición. Los resultados señalan que estos productores destinan 15.6 ha a la producción de PAMC, de las cuales 11 ha son de cultivos en parcelas dentro de bosques y 4.6 ha son destinadas a cultivos en azoteas alrededor de las viviendas. Las unidades producen en promedio, 110 unidades (manojos) semanales que son ofrecidos a vendedores informales en la plaza de mercado de Quibdó-Chocó, Colombia a precios que van desde COP $1000 hasta COP $3000 de acuerdo al tamaño y la especie. De igual modo se determinó que los ingresos económicos de las UP de PAMC dependen principalmente de las siguientes especies sembradas en las parcelas: Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum L.), cimarrón (Eryngium foetidum L.), Albahaca (Ocimum basilicum L.) y Orégano (Origanum vulgare L.), las cuales son las especies de mayor importancia económica en la zona de estudio.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Agroecological alternatives]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[agroecosystems]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[agroforestry planning of productive units (APPU)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diagnostics and traditional practices]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sustainable rural development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[traditional knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Agricultura sostenible]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[agroecosistemas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[alternativas agroecológicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[conocimiento tradicional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desarrollo rural sostenible]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnósticos y prácticas tradicionales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[planificación agroforestal de unidades productivas (PAF)]]></kwd>
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