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Adaptability of quinoa in a subtropical environment in Sicily. (01)

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G.M. Lombardo
Department of Agronomic, Agrochemical and Animal Production Science (DACPA), University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
O. Sortino
Department of Agronomic, Agrochemical and Animal Production Science (DACPA), University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
E. Sanzone
Department of Agronomic, Agrochemical and Animal Production Science (DACPA), University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
L. Bellomia
Department of Agronomic, Agrochemical and Animal Production Science (DACPA), University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
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Keywords

Quinoa
Morphology
Quantitative characteristics
Irrigation
Environmental conditions

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Adaptability of quinoa in a subtropical environment in Sicily. (01). (2006). Tropical Agriculture, 83(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1157
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Abstract

Over a two-year period of trials carried out in South-East Sicily, the morphological and qualitative characteristics of five different quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) varieties were studied in the springsummer growing season under an irrigation regime. A reduced yield was observed compared with other cereals cultivated under these environmental conditions. The variety Amarilla showed the highest grain yield and 1000-seed weight. The mean protein content of quinoa is 13.8%, but the value found in this cultivation environment was about 16.7%, superior to that of other common cereals (rice, barley, and wheat). The results also showed absence of gluten.
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