Multiplicity Uses of Shrub and Arboreal Species in Biodiverse Agroforestry Systems in the Southern Cone Territory of Mato Grosso do Sul State

Abstract

The adoption of biodiversity agroforestry systems (AFS) allows the insertion of plant species to meet the different needs of the human being. However, there is little systematized information regarding the use of tree and shrub species to guide the implementation of these systems with multiple purposes. In this context, a research project was developed during the period of 2016 and 2017, aiming to identify forms of use different shrub and tree species implanted in biodiverse agroforestry systems in the municipality of Itaquiraí, Southern Cone of Mato Grosso do Sul. Using the snowball methodology, 8 SAFs were identified in the region, but 4 were selected to participate in the research. All the tree and shrub species present in the AFS were identified, botanically classified and classified into categories of use: food, beekeeping, green manure, medicinal, wood, fruiting, seed production, attractiveness to fauna, ornamental and handicrafts, from of bibliographic research. Several species with various forms of use were found, representing good prospects for inserting them into new AFS. There is a predominance of species for medicinal purposes (57.77%), followed by timber species (46.66%), food (37.77%), ornamental and attractive to fauna, with 35.55% each.