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The diversity of quinoa morphological traits and seed metabolic composition

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Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an herbaceous annual crop of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). It is increasingly cultivated for its nutritious grains, which are rich in protein and essential amino acids, lipids, and minerals. Quinoa exhibits a high tolerance towards various abiotic stresses including drought and salinity, which supports its agricultural cultivation under climate change conditions. The use of quinoa grains is compromised by anti-nutritional saponins, a terpenoid class of secondary metabolites deposited in the seed coat; their removal before consumption requires extensive washing, an economically and environmentally unfavorable process; or their accumulation can be reduced through breeding. In this study, we analyzed the seed metabolomes, including amino acids, fatty acids, and saponins, from 471 quinoa cultivars, including two related species, by liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry. Additionally, we determined a large number of agronomic traits including biomass, flowering time, and seed yield. The results revealed considerable diversity between genotypes and provide a knowledge base for future breeding or genome editing of quinoa.

INSTRUMENT(S): Liquid Chromatography MS – negative - reverse phase, Liquid Chromatography MS - positive - reverse phase

PROVIDER: MTBLS2382 | MetaboLights | 2022-03-10

REPOSITORIES: MetaboLights

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Project description:BACKGROUND: Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) has high nutritional quality, with edible grain and leaves, and many agronomic advantages, making it a promising part of the solution for global food insecurity. However, we lack comprehensive metabolomic and genome sequence data for many cultivars. To support the improvement of this versatile, sustainable crop, a detailed metabolome profiling of the edible grains and leaves and genome sequencing resources is required for the widely cultivated grain amaranth cultivars such as Coral Fountain (CF), Emerald Tassels (ET), Golden Giant (GG), Hopi Red Dye (HR), and New Mexico (NM).RESULTS: Through a non-targeted high-throughput metabolic profiling using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we precisely determined the whole-grain and leaf metabolites of these five cultivars. This analysis identified 426 and 420 metabolites with known chemical structures in the grain and leaf, respectively. The five amaranth cultivars differed significantly in the levels of several nutritionally valuable compounds in grains and leaves, including sulfur amino acids, vitamins, and chlorogenic acids, as well as potentially anti-nutritive compounds, such as oxalate and raffinose family oligosaccharides. On average, the cultivars CF and ET had more favorable levels of most identified health-promoting compounds compared to GG, HR, and NM. In addition, we provide high-quality reference genome sequences for the five cultivars using the PacBio Sequel II sequencing platform with an estimated genome size of 465-483 Mb comprising 46.9-48.7% repetitive elements. We generated an iso-seq library from different amaranth plant parts and utilized it to predict the amaranth genes and annotate their function into their respective gene ontology terms.CONCLUSIONS: These resources will assist in breeding improved amaranth varieties and identifying targeted genes for trait modification and advancement through genome editing and engineering technologies. Seed assays are reported in the current study <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/MTBLS815' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>MTBLS815</a>.Leaf assays are reported in <a href='https://www.ebi.ac.uk/metabolights/MTBLS3498' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>MTBLS3498</a>.

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