Cultivation techniques of quinoa

As a new food crop in China, quinoa is very popular in the market. Quinoa is very rich in protein, and it is the only whole protein grain. Now the demand for quinoa is increasing, and many friends have recognized the planting prospect of quinoa. Start planting on a large scale, but I don't know how to do it, so how to grow quinoa? The following editor brings you the planting technology of quinoa, let's have a look!

1. Land selection and preparation

Chenopodium has a strong ability to adapt to the soil, but if you want to grow high-yielding quinoa, you still need to choose the plot with sunny leeward, strong permeability, fertile soil and good drainage and irrigation. Planting quinoa must not be continuous cropping, otherwise there will be all kinds of diseases and insect pests and weeds. The grain of quinoa is relatively small, and the ability of the top soil of the seed is poor, so it is necessary to do a good job in soil preparation, check whether there are residues of previous crops in the soil and clean up in time. After soil preparation, the base fertilizer can be fully applied, and the base fertilizer can be used to improve soil fertility and promote the germination and emergence of quinoa seeds.

2. Sowing seeds at the right time

When sowing, you should choose the right time, not too early and too late. Sowing in the south should choose the end of spring. If the sowing is too early, the temperature is lower, it is easy to restrain seed germination, and the seedlings may suffer from cold injury in spring. Sowing too late will delay the harvest of quinoa, and the seedlings may be unable to grow because of high summer temperatures. When sowing, pay attention to soil moisture, according to the soil moisture to control the sowing depth, through the deep and shallow will have a certain impact on the growth of quinoa. The depth of sowing should not exceed 3 quinoa, more than 3 cm, the seeds can not emerge from the top of the soil, but too shallow sowing will aggravate the lodging phenomenon of quinoa.

3. Check the seedlings between seedlings

After successful seedling emergence after sowing, seedling inspection should be done well, and seedlings should be replenished in time to ensure the yield of quinoa. When the seedlings grow to about 15 cm, the seedlings should be properly separated to ensure that each quinoa has sufficient growth space, which can increase the number of remaining seedlings and ensure that the seedlings are in the state of the whole seedling. In the seedling stage of quinoa, weeds should be prevented. Proper weeding is beneficial to the growth of seedlings and ensure adequate nutrition. In the later stage, according to the growth of quinoa, the soil was cultivated in time, and when the height of quinoa reached the thigh, weeding was carried out again to prevent the nutrition needed for quinoa growth.

4. Timely harvest

Harvest time also has certain requirements, we should be based on quinoa plants and wheat grains, when quinoa mature, grain ears completely yellow, leaves withered yellow fall. The wheat is full and hard and can be harvested at this time. Harvest time should not be too late and too early, early harvest, wheat grain is not fully mature, easy to mildew, resulting in a decline in yield. If the harvest is too late, it is easy to lodge, and a large number of wheat grains fall into the wheat field, resulting in serious damage to yield and quality. Avoid overcast and rainy weather when harvesting, wheat grains are not easy to store in case of water, and are easy to cause diseases and insect pests.

The above is the editor's brief introduction to the planting technology of quinoa, although quinoa is not a traditional food crop in China. However, as a kind of grain with high nutritional value, and with the continuous increase of market demand, its planting area is becoming more and more extensive. The field management of quinoa is very important, so we must have a correct planting technique. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.