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CONOCIMIENTO TRADICIONAL, CULTIVO Y APROVECHAMIENTO DEL MAGUEY PULQUERO EN MUNICIPIOS DE PUEBLA Y TLAXCALA TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, CULTIVATION AND USE OF MAGUEY PULQUERO IN MUNICIPALITIES OF PUEBLA AND TLAXCALA

2018; Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas; Issue: 45 Linguagem: Inglês

10.18387/polibotanica.45.15

2395-9525

María del Carmen Álvarez-Duarte, Edmundo Garcı́a-Moya, Javier Suárez-Espinosa, Mario Luna-Cavazos, Maricela Rodríguez‐Acosta,

Plant and soil sciences

and consumers, were collected through structured interviews and observational participation.The results showed seven types of maguey, on areas of three ha in average, imbricated with maize, barley and bean, of which cultural practices and activities proper of producers are described.The most important was the elaboration of pulque, using maguey plants from 10 to 14 years of age.The cultivation and use have been maintained over the years.The tools used for the recollection, transport and processing of aguamiel and production of pulque have been replaced by more resistant and durable materials, which have not necessarily improved the process and quality of pulque.The duration of the crop cycle, the low demand for pulque, low profitability and lack of standards for the protection of the plant have caused the decrease in the area of cropping of maguey and erosion of knowledge of cultivation and use which, if this trend is maintained the disappearance of maguey pulquero is inevitable.The permanence of maguey pulquero will depend on the actions carried out jointly by the appropriate authorities, members of the production chain and researchers by implementing programs that encourage interest and increasing the area of cultivation of this plant.