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 ![Quinoaplots](quinoa_trialplots.png)
 
+This trial was conducted as part of the BMBF funded project "QUINOA DIVERSITY- Quinoa Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity for Yield and Composition"
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 ## Publication
 
 Title: Morphological and Physiological Traits Associated with Yield under Reduced Irrigation in Chilean Coastal Lowland Quinoa