Current status of ethnobotanical research in the Central Asia: a literature review

Tolgonai Sopukeeva

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This thesis is a qualitative literary review on agrobiodiversity in Central Asian region. It was created in order to estimate the current status of agrobiodiversity in Central Asian region. Additionally, to provide a broader knowledge about five understudied Post-Soviet central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Paper describes the region and its specific features, including climate and environment. Also, characterizes the concept of agrobiodiversity and documents the current status of agrobiodiversity in Central Asia. Furthermore, this paper was meant to draw attention to unique traditional, and mainly, underutilized species and traditional knowledge. Moreover, it presents information on environmental legislation and related laws of listed countries. In a form of a literature review it represents both summary and evaluation of previously published scientific articles and researches relevant to specific theme and study area of agrobiodiversity and ethnobotany of Central Asian republics.

Keywords

agrobiodiversity, traditional knowledge, ethnobotany, Central Asia

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 26. 4. 2019

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: doc. Ing. Zbyněk Polesný, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Agricultural Specialization / Agriculture in Tropics and Subtropics