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Table 1 Perennial plant species management in Tajos

From: Semiarid ethnoagroforestry management: Tajos in the Sierra Gorda, Guanajuato, Mexico

Management status

Species

Reasons

Management

Removed

Cnidoscolus multilobus

Rhus radicans

Ficus cotinifolia

Pithecellobium dulce

Stinging and competition with crops

Removed from the surface or root. Cut with an ax or machete, removed with crowbars or burned

Tolerated

Melia azedarach

Acacia farnesiana

They don ´t compete with crops or cause other damage

No specific, sometimes inns or partially removed

Protected or Encouraged

Prosopis laevigata

Pithecellobium dulce

Sideroxylon palmeri

Platanus mexicana

Senna atomaria

Morus sp.

Stenocereus pruinosus

Psidium guajava

Carya illinoiensis

Timber, fuelwood, shade, fodder and fruits for consumption

Protected wild and domestic animals, rising of the river, winds, drought and extreme temperatures. Pruned and fertilized. Simply transplanted occasions.

Cultivated

Persea americana

Mangifera indica

Citrus spp.

Carya illinoiensis

Musa paradisiaca

Carica papaya

Prunus persica

Fruits for family consumption and sale

Acquired through exchange or purchase. Propagated seedlings in home gardens or orchads. Transplanted to privileged sites. Fertilized, watered, pruned and grafted.