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quinoa: References & Edit History

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  • Melissa Petruzzello
    Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content including plants, algae, and fungi; insects and spiders; and renewable energy and environmental engineering. She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Biological Science from Biola University. 

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and Mar... Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: The Pharma Innovation Journal - Studies physico-chemical properties of Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa willd.) seed. Sep 14, 2024
Added a photograph of Aymara women tending a quinoa field. May 28, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts, and How to Prepare Quinoa and Quinoa Flakes. Mar 05, 2024
Added a taxonomic box. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and Marketization. Dec 27, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - What's the Difference Between Couscous and Quinoa? Nov 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Nature - The genome of Chenopodium quinoa. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Quinoa. Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin Extension - Corn Agronomy - Quinoa. Jul 07, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Otago - Department of Geology - Quinoa: The Mother Grain of the Incas. May 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Oldways Whole Grain Council - Quinoa. Mar 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Quinoa Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - What is Quinoa? One of the World's Healthiest Foods. Aug 29, 2022
Revised the depth of the taproot system and added cross-references. May 04, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Quinoa: Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts. Oct 03, 2018
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Global Expansion of Quinoa: Trends and Limits. Jul 20, 2018
Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Quinoa. Feb 08, 2018
Add new Web site: Agricultural Marketing Resource Center - Quinoa. Jan 11, 2018
Corrected display issue. Dec 12, 2017
Add new Web site: Purdue Agriculture - Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture - Quinoa. Sep 24, 2015
Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Quinoa. Sep 24, 2015
Article revised. Sep 10, 2014
New article added. Jun 19, 2014
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