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Water deficit stress-induced changes in carbon and nitrogen partitioning in Chenopodium quinoa Willd.
Planta - 1 Mar 2016
Bascuñán-Godoy Luisa, Reguera Maria, Abdel-Tawab Yasser M, Blumwald Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: Water deficit stress followed by re-watering during grain filling resulted in the induction of the ornithine pathway and in changes in Quinoa grain quality. The genetic diversity of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (Quinoa) is accompanied by an outstanding environmental adaptability and high nutritional properties of the grains. However, little is known about the biochemical and physiological mechanisms...
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