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Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa and Amaranth—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures Volume II

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 1888

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Didier Bazile

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1. CIRAD, UMR SENS, F-34398 Montpellier, France
2. UMR SENS, CIRAD, IRD, Univ. Paul Valery Montpellier 3, Univ. Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
Interests: agrobiodiversity; agroecology; plant genetic resources for food and agriculture; quinoa; neglected and underutilized species; cropping systems; food security; adaptation to climate change
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Dr. Cataldo Pulvento

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Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (DISSPA), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona, 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: soil water plant relations; abiotic stresses; agronomy; herbaceous crops; quinoa; amaranth
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

After the success of the Special Issue "Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures" with 29 published papers, we propose a second volume with the aim of collecting the most recent studies on quinoa underway in various universities and research centers around the world. Thanks to its interesting agronomic and nutritional characteristics, quinoa has in fact gained interest in various countries outside the area of origin where it began to be cultivated and marketed. In addition to quinoa, this Special Issue is also open to works relating to the studies carried out on grain amaranth. Grain amaranth is a herbaceous crop native to Central and South America that, like quinoa, is attracting great interest due to its resistance to abiotic stress and protein quality.

Related SI:

Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/plants/special_issues/quinoa

Dr. Didier Bazile
Dr. Cataldo Pulvento
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • quinoa
  • amaranth
  • biodiversity
  • food security
  • climate change
  • screening
  • best agronomic practices
  • soil–water–plant relations
  • environmental adaptability
  • ecophysiological traits

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Challenges and Perspectives for Integrating Quinoa into the Agri-Food System
by Irfan Afzal, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdelaziz Hirich and Didier Bazile
Plants 2023, 12(19), 3361; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12193361 - 22 Sep 2023
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Quinoa is a highly nutritious and abiotic stress-tolerant crop that can be used to ensure food security for the rapidly growing world population under changing climate conditions. Various experiments, based on morphology, phenology, physiology, and yield-related attributes, are being conducted across the globe [...] Read more.
Quinoa is a highly nutritious and abiotic stress-tolerant crop that can be used to ensure food security for the rapidly growing world population under changing climate conditions. Various experiments, based on morphology, phenology, physiology, and yield-related attributes, are being conducted across the globe to check its adoptability under stressful environmental conditions. High weed infestation, early stand establishment, photoperiod sensitivity, loss of seed viability after harvest, and heat stress during its reproductive stage are major constraints to its cultivation. The presence of saponin on its outer surface is also a significant restriction to its local consumption. Scientists are using modern breeding programs, such as participatory approaches, to understand and define breeding goals to promote quinoa adaptation under marginalized conditions. Despite its rich nutritional value, there is still a need to create awareness among people and industries about its nutritional profile and potential for revenue generation. In the future, the breeding of the sweet and larger-grain quinoa varietals will be an option for avoiding the cleaning of saponins, but with the risk of having more pests in the field. There is also a need to focus on mechanized farming systems for the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of quinoa to facilitate and expand its cultivation and consumption across the globe, considering its high genetic diversity. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Worldwide Evaluations of Quinoa and Amaranth—Biodiversity and Food Security under Climate Change Pressures Volume II)
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