Title of document: OBSERVATIONS REGARDING CONSUMPTION OF PERUVIAN NATIVE GRAINS (QUINOA, AMARANTH AND KAÑIWA), WEIGHT STATUS, AND PERCEPTIONS OF POTENTIAL RISK FACTORS, WARNING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG PERUVIAN ADULTS: A CASE STUDY Katherine A Sanchez, Master of Science, 2012 Directed by: Retired Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Dr. Mark A Kantor, Nutrition and Fo...

Abstract Structural, thermal and energetic properties of quinoa, kiwicha kañiwa native Andean-pseudocereal flours have been studied. Moisture, protein fat contents also metallic semi-metallic levels were, in general, within the range values reported literature. Empirical formulas determined as CH 1.87 O 0.81 N 0 . 06 S 0.0015 , 1.90 0.82 05 0.0019 1.76 0.73 0.0017 respectively. The elemental ca...

The scarcity of high-quality water resources may lead to the use lower quality for plant production. Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) plants have great potential human nutrition, but poor quality, such as metal contamination in wastewater, affects seed quality. This study aims investigate effects shrimp-waste-derived biochar (SWB) on uptake toxic metals from wastewater by quinoa plants. Additionally...

Quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is a herbaceous C 3 crop that has demonstrated resilience in regions concurrently affected by climate change and food insecurity, such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The photosynthetic rate productivity of crops are enhanced under increasing CO 2 concentrations. We looked at future trends SSA to estimate their impacts on yields Burkina Faso. Climate projections...

Positive-strand RNA viruses are known to rearrange the endomembrane network to make it more conducive for replication, maturation, or egress. Our previous transmission electron microscopic (TEM) analysis showed that ectopic expression of wild-type (wt) capsid protein (CP) of Brome mosaic virus (BMV) has an intrinsic property of modifying the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to induce vesicles similar...

The variations in seed quality and scarcity vigor studies have been limiting factors crop establishment at different regions of its Andes origin. present study aimed to evaluate the physiological quinoa seeds, from cultivars Brazil, Colombia Ecuador. research was conducted Seeds Technology Laboratory University Brasília, through tests germination, hypocotyl radicle length accelerated agi...

Quinoa high nutritive value increases interest worldwide, especially as a crop that could potentially feature in different cropping systems, however, climate change, particularly rising temperatures, challenges this and other crop species. Currently, only limited knowledge exists regarding the grain yield and other key traits response to higher temperatures of this crop, especially to increased...

Physiological Responses of Quinoa Varieties (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) to Hydropriming and Drought Stress

Ionic and osmotic relations in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) were studied by exposing plants to six salinity levels (0-500 mM NaCl range) for 70 d. Salt stress was administered either by pre-mixing of the calculated amount of NaCl with the potting mix before seeds were planted or by the gradual increase of NaCl levels in the irrigation water. For both methods, the optimal plant growth and ...

Starch granules are an interesting stabilizer candidate for food-grade Pickering emulsions. The stabilizing capacity of seven different intact starch granules for making oil-in-water emulsions has been the topic of this screening study. The starches were from quinoa; rice; maize; waxy varieties of rice, maize, and barley; and high-amylose maize. The starches were studied in their native state, ...