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Chenopodiaceae Goosefoot Family. Leaves of orach. Organic Seed May 2004. Family characteristics. Pollination-wind Both dioecious and perfect Seed type - cluster and multigerm Seed maturity-indeterminate when 60-70% is mature then harvest windrow and dry seed.
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ChenopodiaceaeGoosefoot Family Leaves of orach Organic Seed May 2004
Family characteristics • Pollination-wind • Both dioecious and perfect • Seed type - cluster and multigerm • Seed maturity-indeterminate • when 60-70% is mature then harvest • windrow and dry seed
SpinachSpinacia oleracea L. • Origin: Central Asia • Dioecious, outcrossing, mainly wind pollinated • Importance: Next to cabbage, spinach is the most important of the vegetables grown for greens or pot herbs in the U.S. • Season, seeding to harvest: 6 to 8 weeks. • Use: As pot herbs; shipped fresh, canned, frozen.
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Good King HenryChenopodium bonicus-henricus • Also “fat hen plant” • In English Gardens • Perrenial, hardy • Outbreeding
Nestle interested in large scale production of quinoa
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Chenopodium berlandieri • Used by Native Americans, pre corn’s arrival
Eastern USDomesticatedfour crops1-2000 BC: Squash Chenopodium berlandieri Sunflower Marshelder
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