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1 online resource. 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 edited by Kevin Murphy and Glafera Janet Matanguihan. Includes bibliographical references and index. Quinoa Crop improvement Sustainable agriculture TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science Crop improvement Quinoa Sustainable agriculture SB177.Q55 664/.7 Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015 (DLC) 2015006917 9781118628102 (Adobe PDF) 1118628101 (Adobe PDF) 9781118628515 (ePub) 1118628519 (ePub) 9781118628041 1118628047 1118628055 9781118628058 2015009211 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118628041 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118628041 DLC 150305 20171025093002.0 ocn904507202 eng