Abstract:

It is expected that the worsening of global warming and climate change will increase the frequency of droughts across many regions of the globe, possibly causing arid/drought conditions to become permanent. For this reason, many scientists are preparing for future scenarios that might require changes in the pattern of crops and plants being cultivated in different regions. Both the possibility of the depletion of fuel sources in the near future and the increased occurrence of droughts have compelled many people to use new plants as food and energy sources, and/or to use previously known plants in novel and different ways. To satisfy the demand for food and raw materials of the increasing population and to ensure food security, the use of new plants in agriculture is being increasingly considered. Agricultural production not only satisfies a population’s demand for food, but also constitutes a large portion of the income of certain developing countries. In such countries, agriculture also provides employment for a sizeable portion of the population. In this context, it is important to investigate the potential uses of plants from the Mediterranean region of Turkey such as Quinoa, Amaranth, Crambe, Lesquerella and Echinacea in various areas such as energy, food, cosmetics, plastics and medicine. It is thus necessary to determine methods for ensuring effective agricultural production and yield with these plants, to effectively implement such methods, to perform the necessary economic analyses relating to these plants, to expand the food production potential of countries, and to also create sources of additional revenue by utilizing these new plants

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