Selection of Coast- and Highland-grown quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) ecotypes with greater nutritional, functional, technological and sensorial potential and lesser saponin content
About the project
This project analyzed different entries of quinoa germplasm, sown in the coast and mountains, to determine the influence of environmental and genetic conditions on saponin content, aiming at analyzing its adaptability to cultivation on the coast with different salinity and ultraviolet radiation conditions.
Researchers
- Jenny Valdez-Arana (PI, UNALM)
- Eric G. Cosio (Co- investigator, PUCP)
- Eliana Esparza (Research associate, PUCP)
- Fabián Limonchi (Research associate, PUCP)
- Ana Aguilar (Co-investigator, UNALM)
Participating Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru
- Institute for Nature, Earth and Energy
- Chemical Section, Science Department
- Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
- Food Industry School
- Biotechnology Institute (IBT-UNALM)
- Universidad Nacional del Centro