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There are many empirical facts supporting this concept, but the correlation between
ethnicity and plant biodiversity is far from clear. Even the correlation between biodiversity
(sensu latissimo) and sustainability is subject of controversial scientific discussions
(references not cited here).
Conclusions
The ethnobotanical approach is essential in the study of plant-and-man interactions
in crop plant (micro)evolution.
• Learning and teaching ethnobotany as an integrative human endeavour may be
useful in developing mutual ethnocultural empathy in the new generations.
• The time is still not ripe to integrate ethnobotanical and ethnobiodiversity concepts
with emerging theories on general evolution and human ethology.
• Basic concepts of ethnobotany and ethnobiodiversity are still ill-defined.
• Ethnobotanical and ethnobiodiversity studies are important in understanding crop
evolution and sustainability.
Acknowledgements
This lecture was compiled due to the interest and support received from IPK Gatersleben,
first of all from Karl Hammer (now in Witzenhausen), Peter Hanelt and
Helmut Knüpffer. The support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and that of
Hans Pape, Dr. honoris causa of the University of Veszprém, is also kindly acknowledged.
Research on biological databases and ethnobiodiversity studies have been
supported by the Office of Supported Research Sites (TKI) of the Hungarian Academy
of Science (MTA), Budapest.
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