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Keywords

Quinoa, saponins, genetic mapping, saponin production

Abstract

Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) is a high protein grain crop originating in the Andes. Quinoa’s ability to grow in drought and high salt conditions and its protein profile make it a highly sought after crop for world food security. Varieties of quinoa may be bitter or sweet, depending on the whether the variety produces saponins or not. Saponins are soap-like molecules that are believed to protect the plant from birds, fungi and other micro-organisms. The anti-nutritional effects of saponins[1] on human means that they must be removed prior to human consumption. The process of desaponization is time consuming and requires specialized equipment. The goal of this project was to find a genetic marker linked to the bitter saponin production (BSP) gene to accelerate the breeding of improved sweet quinoa varieties using marker assisted selection.

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Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2017-04-04

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Genetic Mapping of a Bitter Saponin Gene in Quinoa

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