Wissal Benaffari1,2,3, Fatima-Ezzahra Soussani1,2,4, Abderrahim Boutasknit1,2,5, Salma Toubali1,2,3, Abir Ben Hassine3, Hala Ben Ahmed3, Rachid Lahlali7,*, Abdelilah Meddich1,2,6,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.9, pp. 2285-2302, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.055052
- 30 September 2024
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) has recently gained popularity as a pseudo-cereal cultivated in various countries due to the nutritional and antioxidant benefits of its seeds, and its capacity to persist in water-stressed environments. Our study aimed to assess the effects of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and local organic amendments on the metabolic responses and antioxidant activity of quinoa seeds under water-stressed conditions. To this end, quinoa plants were grown in soils inoculated with an indigenous mycorrhizal consortium AMF and amended with two types of compost from horse manure (HM) and green waste (GW) under two water… More >
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