03808cam a2200709 i 4500 ocn904507202 OCoLC 20171025093002.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 150305s2015 nju ob 001 0 eng 2015009211 9781118628102 (Adobe PDF) 1118628101 (Adobe PDF) 9781118628515 (ePub) 1118628519 (ePub) 9781118628058 (cloth) 9781118628041 1118628047 1118628055 9781118628058 NLGGC 395206464 GBVCP 83245236X DEBBG BV043397592 (OCoLC)904507202 (OCoLC)915925540 (OCoLC)922012410 (OCoLC)922518462 DLC eng rda DLC N$T IDEBK OCLCF DG1 YDXCP EBLCP COO NLGGC CDX OCLCQ DEBBG KSU OHI pcc MAIN SB177.Q55 SB177.Q55 Q566 2015 TEC 012000 bisacsh 664/.7 23 Quinoa : improvement and sustainable production / edited by Kevin Murphy and Glafera Janet Matanguihan. [electronic resource] Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier World agriculture series 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 Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. Quinoa. Crop improvement. Sustainable agriculture. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science bisacsh Crop improvement. fast (OCoLC)fst00883912 Quinoa. fast (OCoLC)fst01085866 Sustainable agriculture. fast (OCoLC)fst01139712 Electronic books. Electronic books. Murphy, Kevin (Kevin Matthew), 1972- editor. Matanguihan, Janet, editor. Print version: Quinoa Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015 9781118628058 (DLC) 2015006917 World agriculture series. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118628041 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 207924 207924