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 Title: Morphological and Physiological Traits Associated with Yield under Reduced Irrigation in Chilean Coastal Lowland Quinoa 
 
-Authors: Dumschott, K.; Wuyts, N.; Alfaro, C.; Castillo, D.; Fiorani, F.; Zurita-Silva
+Authors: Dumschott, K.*; Wuyts, N.*; Alfaro, C.; Castillo, D.; Fiorani, F.; Zurita-Silva
+*These authors contributed equally to this work
 
 Information: Plants 2022, 11, 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11030323