Israel Domingos

About him:

Israel F. N. Domingos is a PhD student with background in soil chemistry and plant nutrition. His work experience includes teaching soil science modules at ISPKS (Angola) in 2013-2015 and lab demonstration of soil science modules at Newcastle University (UK) in 2016-2018. He conducted research on soil acidification of calcareous soils as part of his MSc degree in 2011-2013 and is currently assessing pseudocereals with inherently high nutritional value to improve and diversify human diet. His long-term research interests involve the development of a comprehensive understanding of alternatives for improvement and diversification of genetic resources to increase productivity and quality of arable crops.

About his talk:

“Optimising Agronomic Management of Quinoa for Improving Nutritional Quality”

The presentation will focus on showing that there is a clear potential for production of quinoa in an organic or low input production environment where a clear premium price can be achieved for high nutritional quality.