Agronomic Characters and Evaluation on Nutritional Quality of Sprouts of Different Chenopodium quinoa Lines

On July 15th, 2020, seeds of 11 introduced Chenopodium quinoalines lines were under sowed in young Camellia oleifera stand in Qingyuan, Zhejiang province. On August 10th of the current year, sprouts were collected. The results showed that the 11 lines could grow normally and the edible stem yield was 10 763.9-13 888.9 kg/ha, with no significant difference among lines. Essential nutrients in sprouts had differences among different lines. Zinc content had the largest coefficient of variability, 34.94%. Comprehensive evaluation was made on nutritional quality. Grading of nutritional quality of different lines demonstrated that 2 lines could be extended for cultivation in Qingyuan.