Challenges and perspectives for integrating quinoa into the agri-food system

I Afzal, MZU Haq, S Ahmed, A Hirich, D Bazile - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Quinoa is a highly nutritious and abiotic stress-tolerant crop that can be used to ensure food
security for the rapidly growing world population under changing climate conditions. Various …

Analogous reserve distribution and tissue characteristics in quinoa and grass seeds suggest convergent evolution

HP Burrieza, MP López-Fernández… - Frontiers in plant …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Quinoa seeds are highly nutritious due to the quality of their proteins and lipids and the wide
range of minerals and vitamins they store. Three compartments can be distinguished within …

Selenium-induced modulations in growth, productivity and physiochemical responses to water deficiency in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) grown in sandy soil

MS Sadak, GS Bakhoum - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Water stress is one of the major global problems that limits the growth and production of
various crops. The current investigation aims to study the possibilities of mitigating the effect …

Assessment of phenotypic diversity in the USDA collection of quinoa links genotypic adaptation to germplasm origin

MB Hafeez, S Iqbal, Y Li, MS Saddiq, SMA Basra… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quinoa's germplasm evaluation is the first step towards determining its suitability under new
environmental conditions. The aim of this study was to introduce suitable germplasm to the …

Germination responses of Jatropha curcas L. seeds to storage and aging

J Moncaleano-Escandon, BCF Silva, SRS Silva… - Industrial Crops and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the effects of storage and aging on seed germination and
seedling vigor in Jatropha curcas seeds, an oilseed plant with great potential for biodiesel …

Evaluating relationships between seed morphological traits and seed dormancy in Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

EM McGinty, EB Craine, ND Miller… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Quinoa is a high-value, nutritious crop that performs well in variable
environments, marginal soils, and in diverse crop rotations. Quinoa's many attributes make it …

Structural and Physicochemical Characterization of Extracted Proteins Fractions from Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) as a Potential Food Ingredient to Replace …

D Soto-Madrid, N Pérez, M Gutiérrez-Cutiño… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chickpeas are the third most abundant legume crop worldwide, having a high protein
content (14.9–24.6%) with interesting technological properties, thus representing a …

Effect of transglutaminase cross-linking in protein isolates from a mixture of two quinoa varieties with chitosan on the physicochemical properties of edible films

M Escamilla-García, LF Delgado-Sánchez… - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
The growing demand for minimally processed foods with a long shelf life and
environmentally friendly materials has forced industry to develop new technologies for food …

Quinoa in Egypt-plant density effects on seed yield and nutritional quality in marginal regions

SS Eisa, EH Abd El Samad, SA Hussin, EA Ali… - 2018 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Grain quinoa is a halophyte crop with potentially increasing cultivation area. Yet, no
standards exist for optimum plant density in arid-regions. The aim of this work was to …

Productivity of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa L.) under new reclaimed soil conditions at north-western coast of Egypt

AM Wali, MK Kenawey, OM Ibrahim… - Bulletin of the National …, 2022 - Springer
Background Introducing new crops to reduce the nutritional gap in Egypt is an important
target. One of these crops is Quinoa which is characterized by high nutritional value with …