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Cañahua (Chenopodium pallidicaule): A Promising New Crop for Arid Areas

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Abstract

The genus Chenopodium L. is a large group of plants of the amaranth, quinoa and spinach family (the Amaranthaceae), contributing significantly as providers of food. Another species belonging to this family is the neglected and underutilized Andean grain species cañahua (Chenopodium pallidicaule Aellen). The grains are small and characterized by a low content of saponins and a high content of proteins with essential amino acid and high content of omega-6 fatty acid and essential minerals. The flour is a good alternative to wheat for people with coeliac problems.

The crop is grown organically by small-scale farmers in the highland of Bolivia and Peru, where growing conditions are harsh because of low fertility, salinity, strong winds and great variation in temperatures. It grows in dry, semi-arid to semi-desert land. It is used as staple foods in rural and urban diet as well as a fodder plant. Cañahua is a robust crop usually sown in the spring with 40–50 cm between rows. No pests or diseases seem to be able to affect its development and growth significantly. However, yields are usually low (ca 1100 kg ha−1) depending of growing conditions and variety/landrace. For some varieties and landraces, seed shattering before harvest can be a problem, especially under extreme weather condition which is not rare in the region.

Cañahua grains and flour has a great potential for export because it can be cropped organically under extreme condition and has a high nutritional value. Unfortunately, only a few know about the crop and its qualities, and it has not been bred intensively to improve yields so far.

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The authors are grateful to DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency) for funding the project AndesCrop No. 104, Dan. 8-1203 that enabled to carry out the research on cañahua. Furthermore, to International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture, ICBA, for the opportunity to publish this research.

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Rodriguez, J.P., Jacobsen, SE., Andreasen, C., Sørensen, M. (2020). Cañahua (Chenopodium pallidicaule): A Promising New Crop for Arid Areas. In: Hirich, A., Choukr-Allah, R., Ragab, R. (eds) Emerging Research in Alternative Crops. Environment & Policy, vol 58. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90472-6_9

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