Agro-morphological and nutritional assessment of chenopod and quinoa germplasm-Highly adaptable potential crops.

ABSTRACT: Quinoa belongs to the family Chenopodiaceae, a pseudo-grain having high nutritional value and is considered an underexploited vegetable crop with the potential to improve the nutritional security of millions. Therefore, assessing genetic diversity in Chenopodium germplasm to untap nutritional and site-specific adaptation potential would be of prime importance for breeders/researchers. The present study used 10 accessions of two Chenopodium species, that is, C. quinoa and C. album. Quantitative and qualitative phenotypic traits, proximate composition, minerals, and amino acids profiles were studied to compare the differences in nutritional value and extent of genetic diversity between these two species. Our results showed significant variation existed in y

SUBMITTER: Bhardwaj R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494622 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature