Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation

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Barrera-Guzmán, Luis Ángel
Mojica-Zárate, Héctor Tecumshé
Cadena-Iñiguez, Jorge
Cisneros-Solano, Víctor Manuel
Tinoco-Rueda, Juan Ángel
Cruz-Castillo, Juan Guillermo
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Morphogenetic diversity
Toponymy
Cultural heritage
Biodiversity
Alcoholic extracts
Cucurbitacins
Chayote
Diversidad morfogenética
Toponimia
Patrimonio cultural
Biodiversidad
Extractos alcohólicos
Cucurbitacinas
Chayote
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
title Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
spellingShingle Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
Morphogenetic diversity
Toponymy
Cultural heritage
Biodiversity
Alcoholic extracts
Cucurbitacins
Chayote
Diversidad morfogenética
Toponimia
Patrimonio cultural
Biodiversidad
Extractos alcohólicos
Cucurbitacinas
Chayote
title_short Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
title_full Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
title_fullStr Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
title_full_unstemmed Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
title_sort Ethnobotany of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.: from ancestral practices to scientific innovation
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Barrera-Guzmán, Luis Ángel
Mojica-Zárate, Héctor Tecumshé
Cadena-Iñiguez, Jorge
Cisneros-Solano, Víctor Manuel
Tinoco-Rueda, Juan Ángel
Cruz-Castillo, Juan Guillermo
dc.contributor.author.eng.fl_str_mv Barrera-Guzmán, Luis Ángel
Mojica-Zárate, Héctor Tecumshé
Cadena-Iñiguez, Jorge
Cisneros-Solano, Víctor Manuel
Tinoco-Rueda, Juan Ángel
Cruz-Castillo, Juan Guillermo
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Morphogenetic diversity
Toponymy
Cultural heritage
Biodiversity
Alcoholic extracts
Cucurbitacins
Chayote
Diversidad morfogenética
Toponimia
Patrimonio cultural
Biodiversidad
Extractos alcohólicos
Cucurbitacinas
Chayote
topic Morphogenetic diversity
Toponymy
Cultural heritage
Biodiversity
Alcoholic extracts
Cucurbitacins
Chayote
Diversidad morfogenética
Toponimia
Patrimonio cultural
Biodiversidad
Extractos alcohólicos
Cucurbitacinas
Chayote
publishDate 2025
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