LUPINS:a protein crop able to perform

in drylands

Federico Andreotti, Ivan Baldassarri

& Anna Zepetella Del Sesto

- Transdisciplinary research -

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Table of Contents Objectives Methodology Lupins in Nature Lupins in Science Lupins in Society Conclusions

Objectives•Show scientific evidences that prove how Lupin is a protein crop able to perform in drylands.•Understand how Lupin – as a traditional crop – could exploit the local knowledge and enhance farmer activity in social and economic context. •Connect scientific and popular knowledges on Lupin.

HOW TO BRIDGE DIFFERENT SCIENCES AND POPULAR

KNOWLEDGE?

Methodology 1

Transdisciplinarity

Collaboration in which exchanging information, altering discipline-specific approaches, sharing resources and integrating disciplines achieves a common scientific goal. Transdisciplinary research allows investigators to transcend their own disciplines to inform one another’s work, capture complexity, and create new intellectual spaces involving popular knowledges and practices (Rosenfield 1992)

HOW TO BRIDGE IN PRACTICE DIFFERENT SCIENCES AND

POPULAR KNOWLEDGE?

Methodology 2Third Heaven

"It is the fusion between the first and second paradise. The first is the paradise in which humans were fully integrated into nature. The second is the artificial paradise, developed by humans through a process that has now reached globalizing proportions. The idea of the Third Paradise is to lead artifice, that is, science, technology, culture and political life, back to the Earth, while engaging in the reestablishment of common principles and ethical behavior, for on these the actual success of the project depends."

NATURE

NatureLupins

Lupins is a very ancient legume, from the family of Fabaceae, used as food since 3000 years in the Mediterranean region (Uauy et al. 1995). Lupins is able to be efficient in drylands and with a very interesting nutritional connotations. This legume is well known as a fundamental plant in crop rotation in order to fix nitrogen and improve the quality of the soil, thanks to its root system. It is sown in October and it’s flowering at half may till the end of June.

SCIENCE

Science 1

Lupins in Nutriotional Science

The beneficial effects of Lupins on our health are different. Lupin is a very important element in a balanced diet due to its high content of essential amino-acids, the large contribution of fibers (INRAN 2016), the low glycaemic index and the fact of being gluten free.

Science 1

Lupins in Nutriotional Science

Science 2 Lupins in Agroecology Lupins World Producers:

AustraliaSouth AfricaArgentinaEquadorPeruEgyptMoroccoItalySpain

(FAO stat. 2015)

Science 2Lupins in Agroecology

Enhanced water use efficiency is possible by using appropriate plant species, and Lupins is a promising legume able to adapt in drylands (Izaurralde et al. 2011). For instance, in the Mediterranean environments it was proven how Lupins can increase the availability of Nitrogen in the soil if introduced in rotation with wheat (Espinoza et al 2015). Another issue related to drylands is the acidification of the soil. Lupins permits to stop the increase of the acidity of the soil and avoid external inputs as limestone (Conyers et al 1996).

SOCIETY

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SocietyLupins & People

Slow food is a grassroots network whose supporters are linking traditional and good food with commitment to their community and the environment.In Italy Lupins found his local and historic variety promoted by Slow Food as the Giant Lupin of Vairano.

July 22, 2012

SOCIETY SCIENCENATURE

ConclusionsConduct research on Lupins - pulses - should be done through a transdisciplinary approach in order to have a local variety to share with society which is promote on scientific evidences Slow food is an effective example in which local and ancient pulses through scientific knowledges find a meeting point : the third paradise.

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