UN ENFOQUE ALTERNATIVO PARA DEFINIR EL MEJORAMIENTO VEGETAL

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  • Paulo Sérgio Lima e Silva Autor/a

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https://doi.org/10.56238/arev8n1-163

Palabras clave:

Acción, Cognición, Emoción, Concepto

Resumen

Actualmente, la definición más aceptada de fitomejoramiento entre los fitomejoradores la describe como el arte y la ciencia de mejorar la herencia vegetal para beneficio de la humanidad. Según quienes defienden esta definición, este arte depende de la intuición o el discernimiento del fitomejorador, de su capacidad para identificar fenotipos superiores o de su capacidad para tomar mejores decisiones, entre otras. La ciencia del fitomejoramiento, según esta definición, implica la aplicación de conocimientos de diversas ciencias para que el fitomejorador pueda alcanzar sus objetivos. En este artículo, se propone un enfoque alternativo para definir el fitomejoramiento. Considerando que las diversas acciones de los fitomejoradores para llevar a cabo su trabajo dependen de la cognición y la emoción humanas, se sugiere definir el fitomejoramiento como la ciencia en la que se emplean procesos cognitivos y emocionales para modificar el genotipo de las plantas y hacerlas más útiles para los humanos.

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LIMA E SILVA, Paulo Sérgio. UN ENFOQUE ALTERNATIVO PARA DEFINIR EL MEJORAMIENTO VEGETAL. ARACÊ , [S. l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. e12071, 2026. DOI: 10.56238/arev8n1-163. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/arace/article/view/12071. Acesso em: 17 feb. 2026.