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Common Name(s): Canihua
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 90 to 150 (days)
Temperature:

Abs.Max=82° (F)	Opt.Max=61° (F)
Opt.Min=50° (F)	Abs.Min=41° (F)

Precipitation: 20 to 31 (in.)
Winter Minimum: 14° (F)
Soil pH: 6 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Loamy-clayey soils
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Long day, short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright to clear
Comments:
Found in mountain regions of Peru. Cold and drought tolerant once established.
Diseases:
No diseases found for the ten pathogens searched.
Uses:
Food - pseudo cereal
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Subtropical-dry summe, tropical-wet, temperate, steppe and semi-arid
Geographical Origin:
Western South America
 
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