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 …

Saponins are an important group found in Chenopodium quinoa. They represent an
obstacle for the use of quinoa as food for humans and animal feeds because of their bitter …

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 …

Las saponinas son un tipo de metabolito secundario ampliamente estudiado por sus
reconocidas propiedades biológicas. Gran parte de las investigaciones en fitoquímica están …

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) is a Latin American food staple readily available in
large quantities in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. The outer husk of the grain is removed prior to …

Water scarcity and water salinity are major constrains for agricultural production in arid and
semi-arid regions of Iran. Salt tolerant and high nutritious crop, quinoa, has been introduced …

Golden apple snails (GAS)(Pomacea spp.) is one of the major pests that rampantly invaded
many countries and brought a heavy bloom to agricultural cultivation. Their invasion had …

The application of deficit irrigation (DI) to stabilize yield and to increase water productivity of
quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) raises questions in the arid Southern Altiplano of …

Saponins have been used as biopesticides. The objective of the present study is to
investigate the toxic effects of Saponin against Biomphalaria alexandrina snails. Results …

Saponin-rich extracts from Quillaja saponaria and Chenopodium quinoa have been
registered by US EPA as active ingredients in biopesticides, and extract from tea seed …