Quinoa: Improvement and Sustainable Production

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an emerging world crop and nutritious source of quality plant protein, with approximately 16% protein on a dry basis. It is a stress-tolerant species with high biodiversity value that is being adapted to many areas of the world outside of its Andean origins. The primary commercial product of quinoa is polished whole seed, with a waste by-product of saponin-laden outer hull. This book focuses in particular on the emerging role of quinoa in providing increased food security to smallholder farmers and communities throughout the world. The book provides key information on the sustainable production of these grains.

Print ISBN: 9781682518892 | $160 | 2023 | Hardcover

Subject: Agriculture and Plant Science

Editor: Lena Romo

About the Editor: Lena Romo received her Ph.D. in Plant Science. She has presented her findings in several conferences and published her articles in various reputed international journals. She is author or co-author of about 30 scientific publications. She has also worked in academia teaching and research supervising at graduate and undergraduate levels.