Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory

18 Aug, 03 AM - 18 Aug, 04 PM

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is an important staple protein source in the High Andes. A number of its relatives within the genus are native to the Intermountain West. These related species may harbor genes for improving a number of agronomically important traits (cold tolerance, salinity tolerance, disease resistance, etc.) in quinoa. However, genetic relationships among these species have not been established. Ironically, the majority of native Chenopodium species, including some that might be close relatives of quinoa, are not represented within the USDA-NPGS seed bank. The purpose of this project is to collect seed of native Chenopodium species, such as C. atrovirens, C. dessicatum, C. fremontii, C. incanum, and C. leptophyllum, to ascertain their genetic relationship to C. quinoa. Specifically, we would like to collect C. atrovirens seed from two or three sites at the Reserve. Remnant seed from this collection will be deposited in the USDA-NPGS repository at Ames, IA, for public access.

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Under Project # 4498 | Research

Chenopodium Cytogenetics

faculty - Brigham Young University

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