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Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Sustainable Intensification of Quinoa Crops in the Altiplano: A Permaculture-Interdisciplinary Approach
  Author(s): Gihan Soliman*, Sonia Davila Ramos, Ramon Alberto Batista Garcia, David W. Minter, Daniel Guzman Duchen, Rolando Oros, Gladys Poma Vargas, Marlene Anguola, Leticia Jimena Alcocer Aguila, Bilma Rios Caero, Ruana Zogui Iriarte Huasco, Juan Vallyos Arvez, Pablo Mamani Rojas, Alejandra Mendez Tejada, Jimmy Casto Ciancas Jimenez and Adriana Otero Blanca
  
  Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a nutritionally complete and culturally significant crop of the Bolivian Altiplano, yet its productivity is increasingly threatened by drought, soil degradation, and the erosion of traditional agroecosystem management. We evaluated a low-carbon plant probiotic system—SCOBY++ (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts enriched with Moringa oleifera leaf powder)—designed for local production and integration into permaculture- based farming. Six SCOBY++ variants, differing in hydration state, salinity pre-treatment, and application format, were tested in a randomized greenhouse trial using extreme-site Altiplano soil under regular irrigation and drought stress. All SCOBY++ treatments improved seedling emergence, survival, and height relative to the control. The salt- washed pellicle with moringa (T2) produced the strongest effects, nearly doublin.. Read More»
  

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