Chile: Drought resistant alfalfa, feed for animals in the southern zone

Published 2021년 12월 11일

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The Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) and INIA Carillanca are developing a demonstration farm in La Araucanía, Chile, to cultivate drought-resistant alfalfa hybrids. The initiative aims to address the challenges of climate change and water efficiency in the national forestry sector. The project includes 10 lines of hybrids and two commercial varieties of alfalfa, with seeds sourced from Spain, Kazakhstan, Australia, and the Chilean highlands. A three-year analysis and evaluation of the crop will result in the launch of new drought-resistant varieties, providing an alternative for food supplementation in summer or food conservation in winter for horses, cattle, and bovines.

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December 10, 2021.- Researchers predict that climatic conditions will intensify in the coming years and as a consequence Chile is not oblivious to this reality, on the contrary, it is one of the countries that presents the greatest vulnerability to increased temperatures and the decrease in rainfall. Given the impact that is projected for the national forestry sector, the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) together with INIA Carillanca, are developing an initiative in the region of La Araucanía, which aims to develop a demonstration farm of 600 m2, with the cultivation of 10 lines of hybrids and two commercial varieties of alfalfa whose characteristic is to be resistant to drought and cultivated in dry conditions. “We know that the availability of water is going to be less and less, therefore, it is necessary to find forage alternatives that help to have food for the animals in these new working conditions. These lines that we currently have will allow us to have a ...

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