Publications

@article{Espinosa-García2024,

title = {The conceptual babel of agroecologies is related to their diverse origins and objectives},

author = {F.J. Espinosa-García and E. de la Barrera and A. González-Jácome},

url = {http://agro.mx/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/074-Espinosa-et-al-babel-agroecologies.pdf},

doi = {10.1080/21683565.2023.2270938},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-01-01},

urldate = {2024-01-01},

journal = {Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems},

volume = {48},

issue = {1},

pages = {4-16},

abstract = {The term agroecology has undergone broad diversification since it was first conceived as the study of the ecology of agricultural systems. In addition to the “tripartite” definition, which includes science, practice, and social movement, political and “emancipatory” agroecologies, among others, are included. There is no consensus on the meaning of “agroecology” and “agroecological,” nor the objectives and uses associated with those concepts. Thus, despite the concept of “agroecology” not being consolidated nor unisemic, its meaning and application continue to diversify according to the interests and perspectives of the users. That diversification encompasses different ways of looking at agriculture’s role in human societies and the environment in which they are based and function. Agroecology, too, has been seen as an activity whose objectives include issues as diverse as mythical, ceremonial, dogmatic, political, or religious. Moreover, this unrestricted diversification also devalues and trivializes the term and hinders the mutual understanding among academics, practitioners, promoters, decision-makers, the public, and government agencies. We begin a series of reflections on the various agroecologies in Mexico that we hope will promote the formation of clear, well-defined, and documented concepts to contribute to synergies among agroecologies and the advancement of their objectives.},

keywords = {agriculture, agroecology, food security, sustainable agriculture, sustainable development goals},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{delaBarrera2020b,

title = {No country for new seeds: Food and environmental security implications of Mexico's  intended ban on GM crops},

author = {E. de la Barrera and I. A. Aguirre-Pérez and B. A. Ibarra-Otero and E. A. Villalvazo-Figueroa and E. A. Díaz-Álvarez},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11248-019-00186-7},

doi = {10.1007/s11248-019-00186-7},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-02-03},

journal = {Transgenic Research},

volume = {29},

number = {1},

pages = {156-170},

abstract = {An intended generalized ban on the "introduction and use of transgenic seeds" has been announced by the Mexican government, which, unlike the other agricultural programs under this administration, lacks a budget and rules of operation. In this policy brief we consider scenarios of implementing such an intended ban, de-regulating the use of genetically modified crops, or an intermediate scenario under the existing biosafety regulations. We recommend maintaining the status quo given its potential contributions to food and environmental security, in addition to a better economic outlook. However, a greater impulse needs to be given by the federal government to foment the domestic development of GM crops that are pertinent for Mexican agri-food needs, in addition to funding the development and implementation of various agro-ecological practices that increase biodiversity in food production units.},

keywords = {agroecology, biodiversity, biosafety, climate change, public policy, science policy},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Tenopala2012,

title = {Physiological responses of the green manure, Vicia sativa, to drought },

author = {J. Tenopala and F. J. González and E. de la Barrera},

url = {http://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/bs/v90n3/v90n3a6.pdf},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-03-01},

journal = {Botanical Sciences},

volume = {90},

number = {3},

pages = {305-311},

keywords = {agroecology, drought, isohydric, nitrogen, Raman, Vicia},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Orozco-Martínez2012,

title = {Evaluation of three organic fertilizers for growing the widely cultivated crop Cucurbita pepo L.},

author = {R. Orozco-Martínez and E. del-Val and R. Lindig-Cisneros and H. Paz and M. Quesada and E. de la Barrera },

url = {http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/7FF8F8B44821},

year  = {2012},

date = {2012-02-19},

journal = {African Journal of Agricultural Research},

volume = {7},

number = {7},

pages = {1087-1097},

keywords = {agriculture, agroecology, compost, crop, Cucurbita, Eichornia, invasive species, nitrogen},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Gallardo-Vásquez2007,

title = {Environmental and ontogenetic influences on growth, photosynthesis, and survival for young pitayo (Stenocereus queretaroensis) seedlings},

author = {J. C. Gallardo-Vásquez and E. de la Barrera },

url = {http://www.jpacd.org/downloads/vol9/v9p118-135.pdf},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-04-04},

journal = {Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development},

volume = {9},

pages = {118-135},

keywords = {acclimation, agroecology, domestication, growth, nurse plants, photosynthesis, pitayo, reproductive ecophysiology, seed, seedling, shade, Stenocereus},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}