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Production potential of chia in northwestern Argentina

Industrial Crops and Products, 1996
Abstract The agricultural economy of northwestern Argentina depends on sugar and tobacco. Recently, depressed prices for these crops have caused severe economic problems in the region. Chia (Salvia hispanica L.), a source of oil and food, is considered an alterative crop to help diversify and stabilize the local economy.
Wayne Coates, Ricardo Ayerza (h)
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Northwestern Argentina (NOA)

2023
Fil: Longhi, Hugo Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Estudios Sociales. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.
Longhi, Hugo Fernando, Paolasso, Pablo Cristian   +1 more
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Kenaf performance in northwestern Argentina

Industrial Crops and Products, 1996
Abstract With increasing worldwide use of newsprint and wood products, the demand for nonwood fiber sources such as kenaf is expected to grow. Extensive studies were initiated to determine the potential for cultivation of kenaf in Argentina. Kenaf was grown at five locations in northwestern Argentina (Alberdi, Metan, Pichanal, Yuto I and Yuto II ...
Ricardo Ayerza (h), Wayne Coates
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Caravan trails in the highlands of northwestern Argentina

2021
In this chapter, I present evidence of prehispanic paths in a sector of the highlands, or puna, of northwestern Argentina. The information documented here has allowed for the identification of trails corresponding to llama caravans as well as associated sites, between puna settlements like Antofagasta de la Sierra (Catamarca) and the fertile nearby ...
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Determination of ptaquiloside in ten species of Pteris in northwestern Argentina

Toxicon, 2023
The toxic effect of ferns of the genus of Pteris in bovines is caused by ptaquiloside, the main carcinogenic toxin. In this study, ten species of Pteris fern in different phenologic stages and plant conditions were collected in northwest Argentina. The phytochemical analysis showed the presence of Pt in the recent collected samples (adults and young ...
Aguirre Castro, Laura Sabrina, Martinez, Olga Gladys, Gardner, Dale R., Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo, Micheloud, Juan Francisco   +4 more
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The andes of northwestern Argentina

Geologische Rundschau, 1970
This paper is a synthesis of the geological information available at present. The area studied comprises the Andes of Salta and Jujuy and the Puna; these geographical regions approximately correspond to the geological provinces of the Cordillera Oriental and the Puna.
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The Alamito Culture of Northwestern Argentina

American Antiquity, 1970
AbstractAs a result of five field seasons in the Campo del Pucará, Prov. of Catamarca, the Alamito culture, dated in the fourth century A.D., is one of the best known archaeological cultures of the Valliserrana subarea of northwestern Argentina. The 50 sites excavated show only slight variation in subsistence (essentially agricultural), technology ...
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Commercial production of chia in Northwestern Argentina

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 1998
AbstractThe economy of northwestern Argentina depends heavily on sugar and tobacco. Depressed prices for these crops in recent years have caused significant economic problems, and alternative crops are actively being sought. Chia (Salvia hispanica L.), a source of industrial oil for the cosmetics industry and θ‐3 α‐linolenic acid for the food industry,
Wayne Coates, Ricardo Ayerza (h)
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Local Developments in Northwestern Argentina

Abstract By the beginning of the second millennium AD, agro-pastoralist societies in the territory that nowadays is included in the northwest of Argentina experienced deep changes regarding their way of life. Among the most notorious of them are a change in the type and localization of settlements (pucaras) and the development of new “
Javier Nastri, Florencia Ávila
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