TY  - BOOK
AU  - Murphy,Kevin
AU  - Matanguihan,Janet
TI  - Quinoa: improvement and sustainable production 
T2  - World agriculture series
SN  - 9781118628102 (Adobe PDF)
AV  - SB177.Q55 
U1  - 664/.7 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Hoboken, New Jersey
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
KW  - Quinoa
KW  - Crop improvement
KW  - Sustainable agriculture
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; env
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118628041
ER  -