The nutritional quality component aims to assess the nutritional composition of potato. To perform this objective, the following analysis are performed: Proximal assessment (moisture, protein and ash), sugars, starch type, minerals, vitamin C and functional compounds (hydroxycinnamic acids, anthocyanins and carotenoids). These assessment are basic to select potato genotypes for their nutritional quality.
The component of new molecular technologies aims to apply advanced technologies to study, at genetic and functional levels, relationships between potato and Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen causing late blight. Through a thorough study of the variants in the genome of Colombian yellow potato and analysis of differential production of chemical defense, we aim to find the factors of resistance against this devastating disease. We hope to have an impact on knowledge about the diversity of the potato in southern Colombia.
Component of Gender, Women and Family Roles, addresses the issue of Nariño native women - Peasant and Indigenous-, and their roles in food security of communities; we study their roles in the family, in agriculture, in communities, social organizations and care of the environment. While we focus on the theme "Women," our gender perspective, also refers to the interaction with "men"; while we are interested in the family as a place of socialization, building dreams and identities, present projects and future for its members therefore we address issues of family life; with their problems and potentials related to the care, nutrition and food security of the families themselves and their communities.
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