Quinoa

Cover Crop Name:

Quinoa

Scientific Name:

Chenopodium quinoa Willd.

Growth Season:

Warm Season

Plant Type:

Broadleaf

Life Cycle:

Annual

Plant Architecture:

Upright plant architecture

Relative Water Use:

Moderate water use

Salinity Tolerance:

Good salinity tolerance

Seeding Depth:

½ – 1 inch

Crude Protein:

14%

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio:

14-25

Mycorrhizal Association:

Does not form arbuscular mycorrhizal associations

Pollination Type:

up to 15% may cross-pollinate

Other Notes:

Not susceptible to cereal diseases Slightly vulnerable to soil nematodes No registered herbicides for quinoa at this time

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