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A weedy quinoa, Ch. quinoa var. melanospermum, is known from South America, but no equivalent closely related to Ch. nutalliae has been reported from Mexico so far. [ 22 ] Studies regarding the genetic diversity of quinoa suggest that it may have passed through at least three bottleneck genetic events, with a possible fourth expected:
Chenopodium is a genus of numerous species of perennial or annual herbaceous flowering plants known as the goosefoot, which occur almost anywhere in the world. [3] It is placed in the family Amaranthaceae in the APG II system; older classification systems, notably the widely used Cronquist system, separate it and its relatives as Chenopodiaceae, [4] but this leaves the rest of the ...
Quinoa, a common pseudocereal. A pseudocereal or pseudograin is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals (true cereals are grasses).Pseudocereals can be further distinguished from other non-cereal staple crops (such as potatoes) by their being processed like a cereal: their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as a cereal.
Wild cereals and other wild grasses in northern Israel. Ancient grains is a marketing term used to describe a category of grains and pseudocereals that are purported to have been minimally changed by selective breeding over recent millennia, as opposed to more widespread cereals such as corn, rice and modern varieties of wheat, which are the product of thousands of years of selective breeding.
Chenopodium giganteum belongs to the same genus as quinoa or Chenopodium album. Many species of this genus have a long history of domestications as grain, vegetable or forage crops. [ 5 ] Therefore, genetic relationships and place of origin are hard to determine.
Quinoa is a trendy grain because of its health benefits, bouncy texture, and nutty flavor. Unfortunately, it can be tricky to get the proportion of water to grain just right. This recipe cooks the ...
Chenopodium formosanum was a key component of the diets of Formosan indigenous peoples, but it had largely disappeared from cultivation by the 2000s.Renewed interest in traditional foodstuffs has led to a revival of production with cultivation in Taitung County expanding from 40 hectares in 2015 to 200 hectares in 2018.
Landscape with quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), Cachilaya [clarification needed], Bolivia, Province La Paz, Lake Titicaca seen in background.Three crops: maize, wheat, and rice, account for approximately 50% of the world's consumption of calories and protein, [6] and about 95% of the world's food needs are provided by just 30 species of plants. [7]