The influence of the cultivar, seeding time and the density of quinoa leaves on the yield indicators

Abstract

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is known in the world for its grain and almost not for leaf consumption. In Romania there are no technological elements of cultivation to ensure the sustainability of the leaves crops. Quinoa is not a cosmopolitan species, rarely cultivated, without knowing the nutritional qualities of the leaves.The aim of the experiment was to study some technological measures regarding the cultivation of quinoa species for leaves under the conditions in eastern Romania.The best yield results were obtained by Titicaca cultivar (34.12 t/ha),the density of 7.7 million plants/ha (34.37 t/ha) and the crop established were on 3.04 of each year (47.46 t/ha).Except for Puno cultivar, there is no direct correlation between the foliar surface and the production achieved.