Quinoa : improvement and sustainable production / edited by Kevin Murphy and Glafera Janet Matanguihan.
Material type: TextSeries: World agriculture seriesPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:- text
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- 9781118628102 (Adobe PDF)
- 1118628101 (Adobe PDF)
- 9781118628515 (ePub)
- 1118628519 (ePub)
- 9781118628041
- 1118628047
- 1118628055
- 9781118628058
- 664/.7 23
- SB177.Q55
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; List of Contributors ; Preface ; Chapter 1 Quinoa: An Incan Crop to Face Global Changes in Agriculture ; Introduction ; A Brief History of Quinoa Cultivation ; Nutritional Value of Quinoa Seed
Botanical and Genetic Characteristics of the Quinoa Plant Quinoa and Environmental Stresses: Drought and Salinity ; Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 2 History of Quinoa: Its Origin, Domestication, Diversification, and Cultivation with Particular Reference to the Chilean Context
Quinoa Origins in the Central Andes Ancient Expansion to Southern Latitudes in Chile ; Reintroduction of Quinoa in Arid Chile after Local Extinction ; Final Remarks ; References ; Chapter 3 Agroecological and Agronomic Cultural Practices of Quinoa in South America ; Introduction
Andean Domestication Botanical and Taxonomical Description ; Genetic Background and Research on Quinoa Genetics ; Ecology and Phytogeography ; Cultivation and Agronomic Practices in South America ; Quinoa Production ; Soil conditions ; Climate ; Drought resistance
Temperature and photoperiod Hail ; Cultivation ; Sowing ; Fertilization of quinoa ; Cultural practices ; Crop water requirements and irrigation ; Biotic threats: pests and diseases ; Seed harvest and postharvest technology ; References
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