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Buck Wheat: Nutritional, Bioactive Characteristics, Health Benefits, and Side Effects
Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Micronutrient deficits have resulted from an over‐reliance on a small number of cereal crops for food security. The agricultural sector faces severe sustainability issues due to the rapid growth of the world's population and sudden climatic changes.
Momina Farooq +2 more
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Comparative PSII photochemistry of quinoa and maize under mild to severe drought stress
Photosynthetica, 2022 Quinoa has been identified as a climate-resilient crop that can overcome unfavorable conditions. This study explores the photochemical efficiency of quinoa compared to maize subjected to drought stress.
C. Malan, J.M. Berner
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A holistic approach to enhance the use of neglected and underutilized species: the case of Andean grains in Bolivia and Peru [PDF]
, 2014 The IFAD-NUS project, implemented over the course of a decade in two phases, represents the first UN-supported global effort on neglected and underutilized species (NUS).
Amaya, K. +5 more
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Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.Sensory‐driven optimization of multi‐millet cookie formulation using RSM. ABSTRACT The effect of the composition of multi‐millet flour on the sensory acceptability of gluten‐free cookies containing xanthan gum as a binding agent was investigated and optimized.
Akash Kumar +4 more
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Price volatility and quinoa consumption among smallholder producers in the Andes
Scientia Agropecuaria, 2020 The recent attention to quinoa as a nutritious food is changing the way the crop is produced and consumed by smallholders in the Andes. Price spikes and increased volatility in international quinoa prices have created a concern about quinoa consumption ...
Cindybell Gamboa +3 more
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Plants, 2022 Downy mildew disease, caused by the biotrophic oomycete Peronospora variabilis, is the largest threat to the cultivation of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) in the Andean highlands, and occurs worldwide.
Oscar M. Rollano-Peñaloza +4 more
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Salt‐induced nutritional and metabolic shifts in halophytes: implications for food security
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Plant species vary in their response to salinity: some crops show a degree of salt tolerance, while halophytes – whether wild or cultivated – are characterized by a high capacity to thrive under saline conditions. Halophytes are considered a source of valuable secondary metabolites with potential economic value, yet they might also produce ...
Giulia Atzori +9 more
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Xibei zhiwu xuebao[Objective] Grain size significantly influences the yield, marketability, and processing characteristics of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa). Understanding the grain phenotypes, filling characteristics, and starch synthase activity of large- and small ...
TAO Xiaosuo , YAO Xiaohua, YAO Youhua
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Legal Aspects of the Quinoa Imports Into the EU
EU agrarian Law, 2022 Quinoa is known in the EU as superfood due to the high level of protein, fibre, micronutrients, and amino acids. It is come from South America; however, quinoa is currently grown in various parts of the world.
Lazíková Jarmila +3 more
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Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract BACKGROUND Salinisation is one of the most pressing environmental challenges affecting agricultural land and food production worldwide. Although the challenge is substantial, saline agriculture represents a promising approach that integrates soil, water and crop management practices tailored to salt‐affected lands, enabling both adaptation to ...
Pim van Tongeren, Katarzyna Negacz
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