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ReviewStress biology2026

Quinoa as a naturally stress-resistant crop: current status and future promises.

Heng Zhang, Guojun Feng, Yaozu Feng

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Review in Stress biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Heng ZhangDepartment of Genetics and Developmental Science, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. zhangheng82@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-3890
Guojun FengInstitute of Crop, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumuqi, China. fengguojxj@126.com.
Yaozu FengInstitute of Microbiology, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumuqi, China. fengyaozu@sina.com.

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2021YFA1300401Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFF1003403-4National Natural Science Foundation of China 32441015Science and Technology Department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2022B02010-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.), a semi-domesticated halophyte originating in the Andean region, has emerged as a promising crop for exploiting marginal lands, valued for its exceptional nutritional profile and remarkable resilience to high salinity and drought. This review analyzes the current status and future potential of quinoa as a model halophytic crop. We begin by examining the physiological mechanisms that enable quinoa to thrive in marginal environments, which have been the subject of extensive study. Thanks to the advancement in high-throughput sequencing technology, genomic resources - including the recent development of high-quality reference genomes and a Chenopodium pangenome - are rapidly expanding. Sequence-based genetic mapping techniques hold the promise to dissect the molecular basis of complex traits in combination with the utility of functional genomics tools such as virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) and stable genetic transformation. Ultimately, the application of modern breeding technologies, such as phenomics, genomic selection (GS), and CRISPR/Cas, will expedite the development of locally adapted, climate-resilient quinoa cultivars worldwide.

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Drought resistanceHalophyteHeat stressPreharvest sproutingSalinity resistance

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PMID41661420
PMCPMC12886619

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