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EXPERIMENTAL PROPAGATION AND EVALUATION OF THE CHIAS (FAMILY: LABIATAE), AS DESERT CROPS

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 5208
Amount: $40,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
201 North Central 33rd Fl.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Howard Scott Gentry
Title: Investigator
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Abstract

SEVERAL SPECIES OF THE SALVIA FAMILY, WHICH PRODUCE EDIBLE SEED PRODUCTS, WILL BE TEST GROWN AT AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE MOST PRODUCTIVE VARIETIES THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO DESERT CLIMATE, AND THAT ARE ECONOMICAL WITH WATER, WILL BE SELECTED FOR INCREASE AND FURTHER TESTING. THE PRODUCTS OF THE SEEDS, (1) POLYSACCHARIDE GUMS, (2) PROTEINS, AND (3) OILS, WILL BE ANALYZED BY MODERN CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES AND EVALUATED FOR PRODUCT REFINEMENTS. FURTHER CULTURAL TESTINGS AND CHEMICAL STUDIES WOULD BE CARRIED ON THROUGH PHASE II, AND HOPEFULLY TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THEREAFTER.

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