Abstract

BONIFACIO FLORES, Alejandro; ALCON, Miriam; ARONI, Genaro  and  VILLCA, Milton. Methods of harvesting and treatment of salqa seed or q'ila-q'ila (Lupinus spp.). RIIARn [online]. 2018, vol.5, n.2, pp.81-89. ISSN 2409-1618.

Abstract The native legumes of the highland (q'ila-q'ila or salqa) offer good options in the agro-ecosystem of quinoa, since previous experiences showed their benefits in the production of green manure, fixation of atmospheric nitrogen and soil cover. The availability of seed of these species constitutes the limitation for the scaling of the experience. Therefore, it has been proposed to investigate the methods of seed collection of native legumes adopting the method of descriptive and explanatory research. The results translate into the development of methods for collecting seeds in natural fields, being able to get for the pod harvesting, harvesting of bunches and collection of spilled seed to the soil depending on the morphological and anatomical characteristics of the ecotypes, soil characteristics in the collection site and the desired efficiency of seed collection. Seed threshing and cleaning is feasible by manual methods or by using mechanical equipment adjusted forthat purpose. Research has shown that seed dormancy of the q'ila-q'ila is complex, depending on the degree of dehydration and the hardness of the seed coat, which has led to the development of seed treatment methods based on scarification that allowed to reach between 60 and 86% germination.

Keywords : Lupinus spp; seed,; scarification; viability.

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