Table 8 Carbohydrate, protein, and oil percentage in the yielded seeds of quinoa plants treated with proline or trehalose with (+) and without (−) compost amendment under salinity stress (average of two seasons)

56.95

60.73

13.35

13.92

6.37

6.56

Proline

0.5

60.86

61.15

14.58

15.19

6.52

7.16

1.0

62.47

61.89

15.77

16.34

6.83

7.94

Trehalose

2.5

60.73

63.14

16.76

14.98

7.45

6.77

5.0

63.41

65.32

17.24

19.03

7.65

9.45

53.15

52.18

11.42

11.88

5.12

6.01

Proline

0.5

54.73

54.82

13.51

13.96

5.98

6.52

1.0

55.37

55.25

14.77

14.84

6.54

6.88

Trehalose

2.5

53.64

53.89

13.38

14.15

6.61

6.68

5.0

57.32

56.85

15.90

16.93

7.13

7.45

45.92

49.27

9.04

10.77

4.75

5.12

Proline

0.5

47.53

51.53

9.96

11.83

5.07

5.86

1.0

49.72

52.87

10.32

12.65

5.44

6.23

Trehalose

2.5

47.13

49.32

11.88

11.08

5.04

5.21

5.0

51.03

55.30

12.67

14.01

6.17

6.85