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Soil Selenium Addition for Producing Se-Rich Quinoa and Alleviating Water Deficit on the Peruvian Coast

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JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 238-250

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SPRINGER INT PUBL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s42729-022-01004-6

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Biofortification; Chenopodium quinoa; Drought mitigation; Plants' defense system; Antioxidant non-enzymatic activity

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of soil selenium application on the selenium content and tolerance of quinoa plants under water deficit conditions. The results showed that appropriate selenium application increased the grain dry mass and selenium content of quinoa grains, and improved the photosynthetic rate and antioxidant activity of quinoa under water deficit conditions.
In Peru, quinoa is cultivated in agricultural systems exposed to abiotic stresses. Selenium biofortification enriches crops and enhances their defense system against water deficit. This study aimed to determine the effect of soil Se application for enhancing Se content in quinoa grains and plant tolerance under water deficit. Selenium rates were applied at 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg kg(-1), under irrigated and water-deficit conditions. Gas exchange, SPAD index, Se content, and proline were quantified in leaves. Dry mass was recorded in grains and shoots, whereas Se content, free amino acids, total proteins, Se and macronutrient accumulation, and Se-recovery were quantified only in grains. The water deficit diminished the transpiration rate and grain dry mass, but it increased SPAD index. The grain dry mass was increased at 0.25 and 0.5 mg kg(-1) Se whereas it was reduced at 1.0 and 2.0 mg kg(-1) Se. Selenium content in grains and leaves and Se accumulation by grains increased concerning Se rates in soil water conditions. Under water deficit, the best photosynthetic rate, instantaneous carboxylation efficiency, water use efficiency, shoot dry mass, and total proteins were at 0.5 mg kg(-1) Se. In grains, free amino acids and N, P, and K accumulations were maximum at 2 and 0.25 mg kg(-1) Se, respectively. Selenium biofortification enriched quinoa grains with selenium. The antioxidant non-enzymatic activity might be one of water deficit tolerance mechanisms promoted by Se on quinoa var INIA Salcedo and would be enhanced mainly at 0.5 mg kg(-1) Se.

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