Plant growth‐promoting rhizobacteria improve growth, photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidant response of quinoa plants under hyperosmotic salinity
BACKGROUND: NaCl. RESULTS: , approximately 6.5-fold greater than previously observed in wheat under salinity, highlighting its versatility and a marked affinity for quinoa. CONCLUSION: effectively mitigates the negative impacts of hyperosmotic salinity on quinoa, enhancing growth, photosynthetic efficiency and oxidative stress. These findings provide a mechanistic framework for the use of PGPR as a sustainable strategy to improve halophytic crop performance under salinized soils. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.
Authors
- Hans‐Werner Koyro
- Arafet Manaa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5657-6007)
- Inès Slama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8165-146X)
- Walid Derbali
- Sylvia Schnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-6089)
- Jihed Gharred
- Santiago Quiroga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1392-8241)
- Imed Derbali
Institutions
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- Center of Biotechnogy of Borj Cédria (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Published
- 2026-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.70636
- Primary Topic
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area