Seed yield of two new quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) breeding lines as affected by sowing date in Central Italy | Vpliv datuma setve na pridelek semena dveh novih linij kinoje (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) v osrednji Italiji

anglais. Research on the introduction of quinoa in Italy is currently lacking. The present research was aimed at identifying the correct sowing period. Field experiment was consucted in Cesa, Tuscany, in 2017. Two new breeding lines coded as DISPAA-Q42 and DISPAA-Q47-CB were utilized. Three sowing dates (SD) were implemented: February 23; March 17 and April 27. Results showed that the most successful SD was February 23. A significant decrease in both seed yield and a delay in phenological phases, relating to plant maturation and flowering was associated with the sequential delay in SD in both lines. Results also showed a significant effect of lines on yield, true-leaf stage development, flower development and maturity. Only DISPAA-Q42 was considered suitable for cultivation in the Tuscan environment. DISPAA-Q47-CB was the more susceptible line, due to the sequential delay in SD and delayed plant maturation. No effect between lines was evident for protein and saponin content. The present study clearly shows the potential for the successful cultivation of quinoa in Central Italy, and highlights the necessity of taking into consideration both breeding lines and SD in order to accomplish this goal.

slovène. Raziskav o uvajanju kinoje v Italiji trenutno ni. Namen te raziskave je bil ugotoviti primeren čas setve. V ta namen je bil leta 2017 izveden poljski poskus v Cesi, Toskana. Uporabljeni sta bili dve novi žlahtniteljski liniji kinoje, ‘DISPAA-Q42’ in ‘DISPAA-Q47-CB’. Setev (SD) je bila opravljena v treh terminih: 23 februarja; 17 marca in 27 aprila. Rezultati so pokazali, da je bila najuspešnejša setev 23 februarja. Pri obeh linijah je bil pri kasnejših terminih setve opazen značilen upad pridelka in zastoj v fenoloških fazah kot sta cvetenje in zorjenje rastlin. Rezultati so pokazal značilni učinek linije na pridelek, razvoj pravih zelenih listov, cvetenje in zrelost. Samo linija DISPAA-Q42 se je izkazala primerna za gojenje v okoljskih razmerah Toskane. Linija DISPAA-Q47-CB je bila bolj občutljiva na kasnejšo setev zaradi zakasnelega zorjenja rastlin. Med obema linijama ni bilo nobenih razlik v vsebnosti beljakovin in saponinov. Raziskava jasno nakazuje potencial uspešnega gojenja kinoje v osrednji Italiji in poudarja potrebo po upoštevanju tako žlahtniteljskih linij kinoje kot časa setve za doseganje zastavljenih ciljev.