Commercial cultivation of blue corn in Australia for traditional tortillas

Blue corn has been adapted to local conditions by the efforts of Australian scientist Gururaj Kadkol, who has forty years of experience in plant breeding and joined the project in 2023. At the current stage, the yield of the developed cultivar reaches six to seven tons per hectare, although specialists plan to further increase this figure.

The crop owes its deep shade to anthocyanins, antioxidant pigments that provide the crop with beneficial properties. Tortillas made from it have a characteristic nutty and earthy flavor.

In the future, the creators intend to conduct full-scale testing of the nutritional value of the harvested Australian crop. The company's plans include entering the health food market, developing new export directions, and increasing grain yield.