Afzal Irfan, Basra Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed, Rehman Hafeez Ur, Iqbal Shahid, Bazile Didier
Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan 66000, Pakistan.
Plants (Basel). 2022 Jun 18;11(12):1603. doi: 10.3390/plants11121603.
Quinoa is known as a super food due to its extraordinary nutritional qualities and has the potential to ensure future global food and nutritional security. As a model plant with halophytic behavior, quinoa has potential to meet the challenges of climate change and salinization due to its capabilities for survival in harsh climatic conditions. The quinoa crop has received worldwide attention due to its adoption and production expanded in countries out of the native Andean region. Quinoa was introduced to Pakistan in 2009 and it is still a new crop in Pakistan. The first quinoa variety was registered in 2019, then afterward, its cultivation started on a larger scale. Weed pressure, terminal heat stress, stem lodging, bold grain size, and an unstructured market are the major challenges in the production and promotion of the crop. The potential of superior features of quinoa has not been fully explored and utilized. Hence, there is a need to acquire more diverse quinoa germplasm and to establish a strong breeding program to develop new lines with higher productivity and improved crop features for the Pakistan market. Mechanized production, processing practices, and a structured market are needed for further scaling of quinoa production in Pakistan. To achieve these objectives, there is a dire need to create an enabling environment for quinoa production and promotion through the involvement of policymakers, research institutions, farmers associations, and the private sector.
藜麦因其卓越的营养品质而被誉为超级食物，并有潜力确保未来全球粮食和营养安全。作为具有盐生植物特性的模式植物，藜麦因其在恶劣气候条件下的生存能力，有潜力应对气候变化和盐碱化挑战。藜麦作物因其在安第斯本土地区以外的国家被采用并扩大生产而受到全球关注。藜麦于2009年被引入巴基斯坦，在该国它仍然是一种新作物。2019年首个藜麦品种登记注册，此后其种植开始大规模开展。杂草压力、后期热胁迫、茎倒伏、籽粒粗大以及市场结构无序是该作物生产和推广中的主要挑战。藜麦优良特性的潜力尚未得到充分探索和利用。因此，有必要获取更多样化的藜麦种质，并建立强大的育种计划，以培育出具有更高生产力和改良作物特性的新品系，满足巴基斯坦市场需求。巴基斯坦藜麦生产的进一步扩大需要机械化生产、加工实践以及结构化市场。为实现这些目标，迫切需要通过政策制定者、研究机构、农民协会和私营部门的参与，为藜麦生产和推广创造有利环境。
