PhD. Rebeca Alicia Menchaca García
During the projects that have been carried out in the Orquidario of the Tropical Research Center, different materials, videos and manuals have been generated in order to spread the sustainable use of orchids as a non-timber forest resource in communities and promote the use of the natural vanilla
Manuals
Manual para la propagación de orquídeas
Menchaca-García, R. y Moreno D. (2011)
This manual disseminates techniques and appropriate methods to reproduce the orchids in the nursery and to increase the survival rates, with direct application in the activities and work areas of those who grow them, to allow a better use and management of this resource than cultivated in nursery it can become an alternative income source of income for forest and jungle dwellers. Project supported through the Sector Fund CONACYT-CONAFOR 2011.
Manual para la aclimatación de las plántulas de orquídeas
Menchaca-García, R. y Moreno D. (2014)
This manual is focused on supporting the small producer in managing more efficiently the seedlings, which after being removed from the sterile bottle have to be prepared to survive the outdoor environment. Product of the project “Center for the reproduction of threatened species of orchids and technology transfer for sustainable use, in communities of Veracruz”, financed by the Mixed Fund CONACYT-Government of the State of Veracruz 2014.
Manual para el aprovechamiento sustentable de orquídeas en comunidades
Menchaca-García, R., Moreno D., Sánchez Morales, L., Sageth Ruiz, J., Ventura, E. F. (2015)
This manual presents the experience that has been shared in two communities, one in the region of Los Tuxtlas and the other in the Zongolica region, both with an enormous diversity of orchids and a great need to generate economic alternatives for the inhabitants. Although the purpose is to promote the use of orchids as a non-timber forest resource, it is important to point out that the use of wild orchids requires the establishment of a management plan, and a request for authorization from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
Manual de operación de la colección In vitro
Menchaca-García, R. (coord.) (2016)
This operation manual shows the processes of micropropagation of orchids, from the pollination of the flower to the acclimation of the seedlings generated in vitro; It was prepared with the support of the National Coordination of Foundations Produce A.C. COFU-PRO, the National System of Plant Genetic Resources SINAREFI and the support of the University of Guanajuato.
Videos
La vainilla (2014)
Video produced by the National Commission for the Knowledge of Biodiversity CONABIO and General Direction of Communication of Science in order to disseminate the products that Mexico has given to the world.
Micropropagación de orquídeas (2013)
Brief and dynamic video that presents the project of orchid micropropagation of the Orquidario, and the strategy to revalue these flowers as a non-timber forest resource capable of becoming an element of sustainable use for the conservation of biodiversity and strengthening of biocultural identity.
La vainilla una orquídea ancestral (2018)
Video made with the collaboration of Radio Television de Veracruz, in order to spread the importance of the cultivation of vanilla for the communities of Veracruz.
La vainilla, el Sutil Sabor del Fruto de una Orquídea (2017)
This documentary was made by Canal 22 and the Mexican Academy of Science, in order to disseminate research and experiences of the cultivation of vanilla by different researchers in Mexico.
