The Genome of Huauzontle (Chenopodium berlandieri), a North American Relative of Quinoa

Authors

Ashley K. Marcheschi, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Jeff Maughan, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Peter J. Maughan, Brigham Young University - Provo
David E. Jarvis, Brigham Young University - Provo
Kate E. Jaggi, Brigham Young University - Provo
Eric N. Jellen, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

Genomics, Huauzontle, Quinoa Domestication, Pseudocereals, Genetic Diversity

Abstract

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a popular Andean seed crop that has a reduced ability to thrive outside of its native range. A related member of the Allotetraploid Goosefoot Complex (ATGC), pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri), is a minimally invasive North American weed that is able to survive in climates and environments that are restrictive to quinoa growth. C. berlandieri has been independently domesticated at least three times, including in Mesoamerica as the immature panicle vegetable ‘huauzontle.’ To assess the capacity of C. berlandieri as a genetic resource for improvement of C. quinoa, we sequenced the whole genome of a huauzontle accession from Puebla, México.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Marcheschi, Ashley K.; Maughan, Jeff; Maughan, Peter J.; Jarvis, David E.; Jaggi, Kate E.; and Jellen, Eric N., "The Genome of Huauzontle (Chenopodium berlandieri), a North American Relative of Quinoa" (2024). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2024. 14.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2024/14

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2024-03-21

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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