Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics
Modern agriculture is mainly concerned with maximum resource use efficiency linked with greater productivity to feed the growing global population. The exogenous application of biostimulants is considered a sustainable approach to improve the growth and productivity of field crops. The present study...
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| author | Nabila Rashid Shahbaz Khan Abdul Wahid Danish Ibrar Zuhair Hasnain Sohail Irshad Saqib Bashir Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi Mohamed S Elshikh Muhammad Kamran Sunny Ahmar Freddy Mora-Poblete |
| author_facet | Nabila Rashid Shahbaz Khan Abdul Wahid Danish Ibrar Zuhair Hasnain Sohail Irshad Saqib Bashir Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi Mohamed S Elshikh Muhammad Kamran Sunny Ahmar Freddy Mora-Poblete |
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| description | Modern agriculture is mainly concerned with maximum resource use efficiency linked with greater productivity to feed the growing global population. The exogenous application of biostimulants is considered a sustainable approach to improve the growth and productivity of field crops. The present study was carried out to explore the comparative impact of biostimulants and synthetic compounds on quinoa crop (cultivar UAF-Q7), as it has gained significant popularity among agricultural scientists and farmers throughout the world, due to its high nutritional profile. A two-year field experiment was carried out at the Research Area of Directorate of Farms, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Application of moringa leaf extract (MLE) produced the maximum total chlorophyll (5.11 mg g<sup>−1</sup>) and carotenoids (1.2 mg g<sup>−1</sup>), compared with the control. Antioxidants’ activities and gas exchange attributes were also recorded as the highest following MLE application. Mineral elements in root and in shoot were found highest in response to MLE application. Similarly, application of MLE significantly improved the growth and yield attributes of quinoa. Mineral elements of grain (Mg, Zn and Fe) were also significantly enhanced. MLE was found to be more responsive in improving the growth and quality compared with synthetic compounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd727a837d0c47559a685f6668ba5cf52023-11-22T22:03:33ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-11-011111230210.3390/agronomy11112302Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and MetabolomicsNabila Rashid0Shahbaz Khan1Abdul Wahid2Danish Ibrar3Zuhair Hasnain4Sohail Irshad5Saqib Bashir6Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi7Mohamed S Elshikh8Muhammad Kamran9Sunny Ahmar10Freddy Mora-Poblete11Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanNational Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 45500, PakistanDepartment of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanNational Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 45500, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, PMA-Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan 64200, PakistanDepartment of Soil & Environmental Science, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan 32200, PakistanDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaSchool of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, AustraliaInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca 3460000, ChileInstitute of Biological Sciences, University of Talca, 2 Norte 685, Talca 3460000, ChileModern agriculture is mainly concerned with maximum resource use efficiency linked with greater productivity to feed the growing global population. The exogenous application of biostimulants is considered a sustainable approach to improve the growth and productivity of field crops. The present study was carried out to explore the comparative impact of biostimulants and synthetic compounds on quinoa crop (cultivar UAF-Q7), as it has gained significant popularity among agricultural scientists and farmers throughout the world, due to its high nutritional profile. A two-year field experiment was carried out at the Research Area of Directorate of Farms, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Application of moringa leaf extract (MLE) produced the maximum total chlorophyll (5.11 mg g<sup>−1</sup>) and carotenoids (1.2 mg g<sup>−1</sup>), compared with the control. Antioxidants’ activities and gas exchange attributes were also recorded as the highest following MLE application. Mineral elements in root and in shoot were found highest in response to MLE application. Similarly, application of MLE significantly improved the growth and yield attributes of quinoa. Mineral elements of grain (Mg, Zn and Fe) were also significantly enhanced. MLE was found to be more responsive in improving the growth and quality compared with synthetic compounds.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2302antioxidantgas exchangegrowthmoringa leaf extractprolinequinoa |
| spellingShingle | Nabila Rashid Shahbaz Khan Abdul Wahid Danish Ibrar Zuhair Hasnain Sohail Irshad Saqib Bashir Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi Mohamed S Elshikh Muhammad Kamran Sunny Ahmar Freddy Mora-Poblete Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics Agronomy antioxidant gas exchange growth moringa leaf extract proline quinoa |
| title | Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics |
| title_full | Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics |
| title_fullStr | Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics |
| title_short | Exogenous Application of Biostimulants and Synthetic Growth Promoters Improved the Productivity and Grain Quality of Quinoa Linked with Enhanced Photosynthetic Pigments and Metabolomics |
| title_sort | exogenous application of biostimulants and synthetic growth promoters improved the productivity and grain quality of quinoa linked with enhanced photosynthetic pigments and metabolomics |
| topic | antioxidant gas exchange growth moringa leaf extract proline quinoa |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2302 |
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