To address the challenges posed by climate change, it is crucial to identify crop cultivars that are adapted to extreme environments. My research involves monitoring the phenotypic behaviour of crops to identify resistant or tolerant accessions. During my PhD thesis, I have established a weight-based system that enables semi-automatic transpiration measurements for different Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa) accessions. Additionally, I am exploring quinoa's metabolised response to abiotic stresses and employing methodologies such as Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) to integrate phenotypic and genotypic data. Ultimately, this research aims to identify genotypes that are tolerant or resistant to salinity, drought, and heat, along with their underlying mechanisms.
