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ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Challenges and Perspectives for Integrating Quinoa into the Agri-Food System.

Irfan Afzal, Muhammad Zia Ul Haq, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdelaziz Hirich, Didier Bazile

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Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Irfan AfzalDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-5942-7672
Muhammad Zia Ul HaqDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Shahbaz AhmedDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Abdelaziz HirichAfrican Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Laayoune 70000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-6660-6705
Didier BazileCIRAD, SENS, F-34398 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5617-9319
University of Agriculture Faisalabad · PKCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · FRUniversité Mohammed VI Polytechnique · MAWashington State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quinoa is a highly nutritious and abiotic stress-tolerant crop that can be used to ensure food security for the rapidly growing world population under changing climate conditions. Various experiments, based on morphology, phenology, physiology, and yield-related attributes, are being conducted across the globe to check its adoptability under stressful environmental conditions. High weed infestation, early stand establishment, photoperiod sensitivity, loss of seed viability after harvest, and heat stress during its reproductive stage are major constraints to its cultivation. The presence of saponin on its outer surface is also a significant restriction to its local consumption. Scientists are using modern breeding programs, such as participatory approaches, to understand and define breeding goals to promote quinoa adaptation under marginalized conditions. Despite its rich nutritional value, there is still a need to create awareness among people and industries about its nutritional profile and potential for revenue generation. In the future, the breeding of the sweet and larger-grain quinoa varietals will be an option for avoiding the cleaning of saponins, but with the risk of having more pests in the field. There is also a need to focus on mechanized farming systems for the cultivation, harvesting, and processing of quinoa to facilitate and expand its cultivation and consumption across the globe, considering its high genetic diversity.

Indexed as

biodiversityclimate resiliencefood securitynutritional securityquinoasustainability

Identifiers

PMID37836099
PMCPMC10574050
OpenAlexW4386995939

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Registered trials

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