A chromosome‐scale reference of <i>Chenopodium watsonii</i> helps elucidate relationships within the North American A‐genome <i>Chenopodium</i> species and with quinoa
Journal: The Plant Genome
Year: 2023

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), an Andean pseudocereal, attained global popularity beginning in the early 2000s due to its protein quality, glycemic index, and high fiber, vitamin, and mineral contents. Pitseed goosefoot (Chenopodium berlandieri), quinoa's North American free-living sister species, grows on disturbed and sandy substrates across the North America, including saline coastal sands, southwestern deserts, subtropical highlands, the Great Plains, and boreal forests. Together with South Am