The future of the building seemed to Diosorides at the College of Biology as if it were a man. Strange students came to ask those looking for exposed vegetable species: quinoa, Amaraneth, fine corn. There were also seeds, both of these plants, Sarracene and HEMP WHEAT. These are emerging crops with a great possibility to be able to implement them in the province of Salama.
This manufactured publish, along with a series of useful paintings, was part of a conference jointly organized by the AGRODAD Agro -Food Engrootechnology (CIALE), and the agricultural environment, and reviewing the goal of bringing a series of alternative crops with a promising future, as shown in Pablo Albertos, a researcher at Pablo. Professor of Biology College.
The investigations that developed both Ciale and the Institute of Agricultural Technology at Castilla Y León (ITACYL) deal with these plants, especially their high nutritional content, and their greatest ability to adapt to difficult environments and their diversity in their use. In addition, these crops encourage agricultural diversity and genetic changes, as they offer modern production and marketing that make them innovative, effective and sustainable options.
His work focuses on seeing the capabilities of these types of modern introduction in the agricultural system that have excellent development capabilities in various industries, from food and livestock to beauty, textiles and pharmaceutical preparations.
“We wanted to deal with the university community through a project and an educational community for innovation, or these alternative crops or emerging crops, which, as the name suggests, could be a substitute for some crops that are currently used in our society,” says Pablo Albertos.
Attention to crops with growth capabilities
Some of these crops are already tested in Campos de Castilla Y León, such as quinoa, Amirane, Xia and fine corn, but there is still a lot of capabilities to exploit because of their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions and nutritional quality they provide.
In Salamanca, these species have not been used yet, but in the North Arribes area, they already showed their interest in these crops through Adezos, for example and in Salamaq, the agricultural sector exhibition also approached some farmers “interested in trying new options and new crops, since they have very great growth and the possibility of developing the industry, for food, for the sake of air conditioning,” he says.
Adaptation to climate change is another major factor. As shown, these crops come from regions such as South America, Central America, Mexico and North America, which means that they are already adapting to more hostile environments, with low water needs and less wealthy soil.
However, many species are currently tight, that is, they are not 100 % future, and research projects are implemented in cooperation with the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Castilla Y León (ITACEL) and Salamanca and its based in birth, and agricultural innovations (also known as innovation), to find new types more attached to tarior and large records.
Researchers are offered with seeds and crops emerging in the Diocoride building.
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The benefit of these crops is varied. Their seeds, for example, do not contain gluten, which makes them very required food. In addition, it is cooked in various preparations and treated for bakery flour, which is ideal for developing bread and pastries with high protein content and fatty acids.
A prominent example of continuous research is the work of Sandra Makas Narango, biologist and doctoral student in the field of agricultural technology. While its details were, its thesis focuses on analyzing the side appearance of nutrition for different varieties of Amaranth (currently they have 66 capabilities), especially the outbreak of the disease, which can be consumed in salads because it belongs to the same family as spinach.
Types with a lot of diversity in uses
Its leaves are very interesting and interesting colors to include them in a mixture of currently marketed disease. His work aims to determine the most nutritious varieties for this use.
Another primary goal of your research is to develop a variety of drought -resistant princes and high temperatures, which is especially related to Castilla Y León.
But there is more in this interesting plant. In addition to its nutritional potential, Amaranth offers a strange feature: it produces a compound called Escualeno, very similar to the natural moisture of the human skin, which opens the door for use in the cosmetic industry.
Regarding other alternative crops that are achieved, for example, Pablo Albertose, Pablo Albertos, explains that it has already been offered for breakfast, sweets and milk, among other things. You can use both cooked and raw seeds in different mixtures, mullet, vineyard and others. The manufactured seeds are used to make bakery flour and use in bread.
Another factory, cannabis, no longer plans its uses of cooking, but mainly for making fiber and textiles.
From searching to Earth
Cooperation with companies such as innovation is very important to exploit the results of these investigations. Details of this agricultural engineering company Sandra and Pablo, betting on sustainable agriculture and exploring the capabilities of Amaranth and other new crops for the region.
The ultimate goal is to transfer the new knowledge and varieties of local farmers to diversify production and provide profitable alternatives to adapt to the conditions of Salama. These crops, as they explain, will live with the traditional crops in the province and can bear an opportunity for farmers who decide to bet on them.
During the days, those present have the opportunity to see and touch plant materials, ask researchers and access detailed information about these crops. Even with the introduction of Amaranth seeds so those interested can plant them in their orchards or gardens, thus encouraging the small experience.
Through this initiative at USAL, the attention and effort of researchers in Salamaa is revealed in promoting more innovative, sustainable and bacterial cultivation of future challenges, providing new opportunities for the Salamanca field. A field that can soon be combined with the new color of these species in our landscape.
