Quinoa as a new leafy vegetable crop in Egypt
Other Title(s)
الكينوا كمحصول خضر ورقي جديد في مصر
Joint Authors
al-Najjar, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali
Abd al-Samad, Imad al-Din Hassanin
Isa, Sayyid Said
Abd al-Munim, Abd Allah Sayyid Husayn
Source
Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.745-753, 9 p.
Publisher
Ain Shams University Faculty of Agriculture
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The present work was aimed to evaluate Chenopodium quinoa cultivar CICA (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.
cv.
CICA), in field experiments, as a new and non-traditional leafy crop in Egypt under saline (ECe 17.9 dSm-1) and non-saline (ECe 1.9 dSm-1) soil conditions.
Production of biomass, some morphological, physiochemical and yield components traits were estimated at 40 days from sowing date.
Biomass production of young quinoa shoot under saline soil was significantly higher by 25% than non-saline soil.
Quinoa plants cultivated under saline soil also showed significant high performances for most of morphological traits.
Although salinity led to accumulate Na+ concentrations in the leaves by six folds higher than that found in the leaves produced under non-saline soil conditions, but no significant reduction has been observed for K+ concentrations.
Moreover, salinity was significantly increased magnesium concentrations in quinoa leaves.
On the other hand, no significant increase has been detected of proline or total soluble carbohydrates concentrations in leaves of quinoa grown under saline soil as compared to non-saline soil.
This clearly indicated that quinoa plants, during early growth stage, tended to utilize inorganic ions rather than organic solutes to regulate its osmotic potential under saline conditions.
Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoid concentrations were significantly decreased under saline soil.
Also, concentrations of crude fiber, crude fat and iron in the leaves of quinoa plants grown under saline soil conditions were significantly decreased.
Meanwhile, salinity has no significant influence on crude protein concentrations.
These results revealed that the quinoa has the ability to grow and produce considerable high leafy vegetable yield with good quality, in terms of high protein, in land unsuitable for conventional vegetable crops.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Najjar, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali& Abd al-Munim, Abd Allah Sayyid Husayn& Abd al-Samad, Imad al-Din Hassanin& Isa, Sayyid Said. 2018. Quinoa as a new leafy vegetable crop in Egypt. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences،Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.745-753.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Najjar, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali…[et al.]. Quinoa as a new leafy vegetable crop in Egypt. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 26, no. 2 (2018), pp.745-753.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Najjar, Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ali& Abd al-Munim, Abd Allah Sayyid Husayn& Abd al-Samad, Imad al-Din Hassanin& Isa, Sayyid Said. Quinoa as a new leafy vegetable crop in Egypt. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2018. Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.745-753.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-940611
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-940611