Quinoa: In Perspective of Global Challenges

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 176
• Main Authors: Jaikishun, Sirpaul, Li, Wenqiang, Yang, Zhenbiao, Song, Shikui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 05.04.2019
• Subjects: abiotic stress; Adequacy; Agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic factors; Arable land; arable soils; Chenopodium quinoa; climate; Climate change; Climate effects; Crops; Desalination; Desertification; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; Food; Food security; Food supply; Global climate; Global warming; halophytes; Human influences; Land resources; nutrient composition; nutrient deficiencies; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrients; nutritional adequacy; Phytoremediation; Population growth; Poverty; Productivity; Quinoa; Salinity; Salinization; Salt; Sea level; Seeds; staple crops; Starvation; temperature; Water shortages; Ecuador; Colombia; Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Peru

The global population is on the path of an increasing trajectory with a simultaneous decline in arable land resources through salinization and desertification that have resulted mainly from climate change and other anthropogenic activities. Rising temperatures will cause changes in the entire ecosys...