Comparative physiological and biochemical mechanisms of salt tolerance in five contrasting highland quinoa cultivars

Abstract Background Chenopodium quinoa Willd., a halophytic crop, shows great variability among different genotypes in response to salt. To investigate the salinity tolerance mechanisms, five contrasting quinoa cultivars belonging to highland ecotype were compared for their seed germination (under 0...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Quan Cai, Qi Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-2279-8