TY - JOUR

T1 - Breeding quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)

T2 - potential and perspectives

AU - Zurita-Silva, Andrés

AU - Fuentes, Francisco

AU - Zamora, Pablo

AU - Jacobsen, Sven-Erik

AU - Schwember, Andrés R.

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) originated in the Andean region of South America; this species is associated with exceptional grain nutritional quality and is highly valued for its ability to tolerate abiotic stresses. However, its introduction outside the Andes has yet to take off on a large scale. In the Andes, quinoa has until recently been marginally grown by small-scale Andean farmers, leading to minor interest in the crop from urban consumers and the industry. Quinoa breeding programs were not initiated until the 1960s in the Andes, and elsewhere from the 1970s onwards. New molecular tools available for the existing quinoa breeding programs, which are critically examined in this review, will enable us to tackle the limitations of allotetraploidy and genetic specificities. The recent progress, together with the declaration of "The International Year of the Quinoa" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, anticipates a bright future for this ancient species.

AB - Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) originated in the Andean region of South America; this species is associated with exceptional grain nutritional quality and is highly valued for its ability to tolerate abiotic stresses. However, its introduction outside the Andes has yet to take off on a large scale. In the Andes, quinoa has until recently been marginally grown by small-scale Andean farmers, leading to minor interest in the crop from urban consumers and the industry. Quinoa breeding programs were not initiated until the 1960s in the Andes, and elsewhere from the 1970s onwards. New molecular tools available for the existing quinoa breeding programs, which are critically examined in this review, will enable us to tackle the limitations of allotetraploidy and genetic specificities. The recent progress, together with the declaration of "The International Year of the Quinoa" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, anticipates a bright future for this ancient species.

KW - Chenopodium quinoa

KW - Downy mildew

KW - Marginal environments

KW - Marker-assisted selection

KW - Saponin

KW - Stress tolerance

U2 - 10.1007/s11032-014-0023-5

DO - 10.1007/s11032-014-0023-5

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84901318843

VL - 34

SP - 13

EP - 30

JO - Molecular Breeding

JF - Molecular Breeding

SN - 1380-3743

IS - 1

ER -