Ecuador: This year Iniap launched new varieties of cassava, rice, and oats; and by 2021 plans to work with cannabis

Published 2020년 12월 1일

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The National Institute for Agricultural Research (Iniap) of Ecuador has introduced a new variety of cassava, Portoviejo 650, among three new agricultural products launched in 2020. The institute has also published 39 scientific articles and 17 technical publications, detailing research advancements in various crops. The majority of Iniap's funding comes from fiscal resources, with some support from external sources. The institute's research focuses on improving agricultural productivity and conserving natural resources, with an emphasis on developing improved crop varieties and optimizing agronomic practices. For 2021, Iniap plans to conduct research in areas such as biological controllers, animal feed organisms, and enriched bioles, as well as start new projects in agronomy and non-psychoactive cannabis management.

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It is earlier and more productive, easy to harvest, as well as a lower percentage of damage by pests and diseases, it has a high content of dry matter (37%) and starch, serving for its quality of its fresh roots for direct consumption. These are the characteristics of a variety of Portoviejo 650 cassava, one of the three varieties of agricultural products launched by the National Institute for Agricultural Research (Iniap) so far in 2020. The others are a dual-purpose oat (Iniap-Fortaleza 2020) and two of rice (Iniap Elite and Iniap Impacto), mentioned Andrés Andrade, executive director of the Institute. In addition, this year 39 scientific articles and 17 technical publications have been disseminated, through which the main research advances in the three areas involved have been disseminated, in areas such as oats, rice, fruit trees, sweet potato, pitahaya, potato, corn, chocho, among others. All this progress is part of Iniap's 2018-2022 Research Plan, which contemplates work in ...

Source: Eluniverso