Cultivation perspective and importance of quinoa for leaves in Romania

Abstract

In recent decades, climate change is rapidly deteriorating crop production conditions. The phenomena of salinization and drought are constantly increasing in all areas of the world, as well as in Romania. On the other hand, there is a constant population growth worldwide, which means that new species and genotypes tolerant to these factors can be identified and used for modern-future agriculture. The species tolerant to stress and salinity exist, they have an ecological plasticity and a very high value of biodiversity, due to the different climatic conditions in their area of origin, but at the moment they are unused and neglected. One such species is quinoa Chenopodium quinoa, Willd., which we have focused on in this paper, in particular emphasis is placed on the ecological plasticity of the plant, respectively resistance to drought and salinity.