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Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)
Year : 2021, Volume : 2, Issue : 3
First page : (27) Last page : (40)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.143
A Brief Study of Quinoa Role and Its Adaptation towards Salinity and Drought Stress
Dua-e-Zainab1 
, Aqarab Husnain Gondal1*, Asma Zafar1 , Sidra Sohail1 , Hooria Zafar1, Abu Bakar Ijaz1, Qammar Farooq1, Sharjeel Haider1 , Muhammad Zeshan Aslam2, Bushra Rehman1 , Muhammad Saqlain Shah1 , Hamza Yousaf1, Muhammad Nauman Aslam3 , Muhammad Muneer Ull Husnain3
1Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
2Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
3PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: aqarabhusnain944@gmail.com
Received: 13.05.2021 | Revised: 17.06.2021 | Accepted: 23.06.2021
ABSTRACT
In light of declining freshwater supplies and soil salinization, it is critical to evaluate the ability of halophytic plant species to grow in semi-arid and arid environments, where crop plant production is significantly reduced. Soil salinity is a major agricultural issue in Pakistan, with alt-affected soils alone covering over six million hectares and more than 70% of tube-wells in saline areas pumping out salty water. Quinoa is a crop with seeds having a variety of nutrients in it as well as it’s seed are gluten-free with good agronomic, morphologic and biochemical characteristics and has a great potential to grow under combative climatic conditions; this property of quinoa makes it an excellent crop especially in the countries where adverse climatic conditions exist. It is a pseudo-cereal and is adaptable to different environmental needs, and has a great potential to deal with various abiotic stresses. Quinoa grows well under arid to semi-arid conditions where salinity and drought are common problems. Several studies have been carried out to elucidate the mechanisms used by quinoa to cope with high salt levels in the soil at various stages of plant development, but further research is still needed. Despite several recent researches on quinoa abiotic tension, much detail remains undisclosed. The present review discusses the quinoa adaptation towards salinity and drought stress.
Keywords: Drought stress, Salinity stress, Quinoa seed, Nutritional value, Plant growth, Yield.
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Cite this article: Dua-e-Zainab, Gondal, A. H., Zafar, A., Sohail, S., Zafar, H., Ijaz, A. B., Farooq, Q., Haider, S., Aslam, M. Z., Rehman, B., Shah, M. S., Yousaf, H., Aslam, M. N., & Husnain, M. M. U. (2021). A brief study of quinoa role and its adaptation towards salinity and drought stress, Curr. Rese. Agri. Far. 2(3), 27-40. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.143