It was developed by the extensive crops research group of INTA El Colorado, Formosa. How was the process of obtaining it?
The team of breeders of the INTA El Colorado, Formosamanaged to develop a new variety of cornwith high starch content. The Spark Borí INTA It was obtained naturally and has characteristics to be used in flours suitable for celiacs.
The agency indicated that the corn is an opportunity for productive diversification. Its breeder, Arsenio Aguinagareferred to creation and said: “It’s a enormous pride in achieving this important final product which is to have certified seed.”
The characteristics of the new yellow corn
According to the breeder, the “Spark Borí INTA it’s a open pollinated corn with a starchy grain and a light yellow starchy endosperm, with a high starch content, what makes it stay very firm pericarp at harvest”.
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Regarding its characteristics, he highlighted: “It has raw material for the flour manufacturing industry and this flour is exclusively for human consumption, which is carried out in the preparations of different regional dishes that are highly palatable.”
He also indicated that it opens an opportunity for the productive diversification and added value in the NEA regionwhose climate is suitable for planting this variety.
From INTA they indicated that yellow corn was developed after a genetic improvement process by the extensive crops research group, with other relevant actors in the sector. “It stands out for Its high quality and performance in the production of raw materials for the Preparation of corn flour, an essential ingredient in regional gastronomy“, they said.
How was the process of obtaining yellow corn?
Regarding development, Aguinaga said that it was from original material collected in the region. They used them to plant in an isolated plot to carry out the first mass selection and to have 265 families of the best plants to begin the improvement process.
“The genetic material belongs to the variety botany Amylacea, “It has a grain with a floury endosperm from which it is easy to obtain flour in the milling process. It produces spikes of 12 rows of grains with a length between 20 and 25 centimeters,” he explained.
Finally, the researcher added: “It has good behavior under abiotic stress conditions and diseases prevalent in northeastern Argentina, harvesting the material in a timely manner producingand seed of good health and commercial quality”.
Source: Ambito
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