Quinoa : botany, production and uses /

• Main Authors: Bhargava, Atul, 1975- (Author), Srivastava, Shilpi, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Quinoa.; Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Morphology and Structure.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Plant Production.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Resources (Plant); Crop Produce.; Food Composition and Quality.; Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics, (Discontinued March 2000, Reinstated and Revised June 2002); Taxonomy and Evolution.; Chenopodium quinoa.; Antinutritional factors.; Chemical composition.; Crop management.; Crop production.; Cultivation.; Cytotaxonomy.; Genetic improvement.; Geographical distribution.; Molecular taxonomy.; Morphotaxonomy.; Nutritive value.; Plant composition.; Plant diseases.; Plant morphology.; Plant pathogens.; Plant pests.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the botany, production and uses of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). The book is divided into four sections spread over 14 chapters. Part I (chapters 1-3) introduces the readers to the crop, its history and distribution. Part II (chapters 4-5) discusses the taxonomic position based on morphological, cytological and molecular data. Part III (chapters 6-11) is dedicated to agrotechnology and includes chapters on botany, crop production and management, pathology and breeding approaches. Part IV (chapters 12-14) describes the nutritional significance of the crop, and also contains detailed discussion of the antinutritional components. The book aims to stimulate interest in the crop among academics and researchers, both novices and experts, and among those who are increasingly focused on exploiting this underutilized crop.