Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and …

V Angeli, P Miguel Silva, D Crispim Massuela… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is native to the Andean region and has attracted a
global growing interest due its unique nutritional value. The protein content of quinoa grains …

Drought stress responses: coping strategy and resistance

H Bandurska - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plants' resistance to stress factors is a complex trait that is a result of changes at the
molecular, metabolic, and physiological levels. The plant resistance strategy means the …

The native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost-based organic amendments enhance soil fertility, growth performance, and the drought stress tolerance of …

W Benaffari, A Boutasknit, M Anli, M Ait-El-Mokhtar… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to determine the effects of biostimulants on the physicochemical
parameters of the agricultural soil of quinoa under two water regimes and to understand the …

Healthy and resilient cereals and pseudo-cereals for marginal agriculture: molecular advances for improving nutrient bioavailability

JP Rodríguez, H Rahman, S Thushar… - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
With the ever-increasing world population, an extra 1.5 billion mouths need to be fed by
2050 with continuously dwindling arable land. Hence, it is imperative that extra food come …

Functional composition, physiological effect and agronomy of future food quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): A review

N Chaudhary, S Walia, R Kumar - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The South American grain quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), which is full of
nutrients, is used worldwide as a nutritious food and is occasionally referred to as a" …

Quinoa secondary metabolites and their biological activities or functions

M Lin, P Han, Y Li, W Wang, D Lai, L Zhou - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was known as the “golden grain” by the native
Andean people in South America, and has been a source of valuable food over thousands …

Salt-tolerant alternative crops as sources of quality food to mitigate the negative impact of salinity on agricultural production

I Egea, Y Estrada, C Faura… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An increase of abiotic stress tolerance and nutritive value of foods is currently a priority
because of climate change and rising world population. Among abiotic stresses, salt stress …

Exploring extremophilic fungi in soil mycobiome for sustainable agriculture amid global change

LA Yarzábal Rodríguez, PE Álvarez Gutiérrez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
As the Earth warms, alternatives to traditional farming are crucial. Exploring fungi, especially
poly extremophilic and extremotolerant species, to be used as plant probiotics, represents a …

Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops

SN Kamenya, EO Mikwa, B Song, DA Odeny - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …

Effect of water stress on grain yield and physiological characters of quinoa genotypes

MS Saddiq, X Wang, S Iqbal, MB Hafeez, S Khan… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change scenarios predict that an extended period of drought is a real threat to food
security, emphasizing the need for new crops that tolerate these conditions. Quinoa is the …