[an error occurred while processing this directive]

Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (11): 1009-1022.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.19-177

• Review • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Domesticated cultivation and genetic breeding of Chenopodium quinoa

Chun Lin1,2,Zhengjie Liu1,2,Yumei Dong2,Michel Vales3,Zichao Mao1,2()   

  1. 1. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China;
    2. Institute of Improvement and Utilization of Characteristic Resource Plants, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
    3. Facultad de Ciencias Agrcolas (FCA) Universidad Autnoma Gabriel Rene Moreno (UAGRM)Santa Cruz, Bolivia
  • Received:2019-06-17 Revised:2019-10-11 Online:2019-11-20 Published:2019-11-08
  • Contact: Mao Zichao E-mail:mao2010zichao@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Foreign Intelligence Introduction Projects of Kunming Foreign Expert Bureau Nos.(KM2018022);Supported by the Foreign Intelligence Introduction Projects of Kunming Foreign Expert Bureau Nos.(KM2019011)

Abstract:

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd, 2n=36) is an annual crop belonging to the genus Chenopodium in Amaranthaceae, and originated from the Titicaca lake of the Andes region in the South America. Due to its high nutritional values and adapted tolerance to various abiotic stresses, quinoa was considered a crop with high application potential, but improvement is still needed for the development and utilization of crop. Therefore it attains the attention of biological scientists and breeders. In recent years, with the pursuit of better health and higher quality of life, the consuming of quinoa grains has increased dramatically. Cultivation and breeding of quinoa has received more attention to ensure global food security as well. On the basis of our multiple years of experience in quinoa germplasm collection which were evolution from Andes region, the focus of this review is on the nutritional quality and application of quinoa, species origination and evolution, domestication by human, and genetic breeding progress and trends, so that a better understanding of quinoa values can be achieved. We aim to help increase farmers’ income in poverty areas and ensure national food security by promoting development of quinoa industry in China.

Key words: Chenopodium quinoa, domestication, cultivation, genetics and breeding