turk101 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi all, I have obtained a lot of new permissions this year, with lot's of different varieties of crop. my question being is has anyone heard of a crop called QUENELLA or QUINELLA something like that anyway? if not does anyone know of any links i can find this information? barring that i will embaress myself and ask the farmer exactly what it is called again thanks in advance turk101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Quinoa i used to have a veggie girlfriend who eat the stuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Quinoa i used to have a veggie girlfriend who eat the stuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa oooo'er! It looks like a roadside weed! Bizzare stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Quinoa is regularly found mixed in game crops specifically planted to produce good winter feeding and cover for gamebirds. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 i reckon it'll be great to shoot over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Quinoa in its natural state has a coating of bitter-tasting saponins, making it unpalatable. Most quinoa sold commercially in North America has been processed to remove this coating. Some have speculated this bitter coating may have caused the Europeans who first encountered quinoa to reject it as a food source, since they adopted other indigenous food plants of the Americas like maize and potatoes. This bitterness has beneficial effects during cultivation as the plant is unpopular with birds and thus requires minimal protection. There have been attempts to lower the saponin content of quinoa through selective breeding to produce sweeter, more palatable varieties. When new varieties were introduced by agronomists to native growers in the high plateau, however, the native growers rejected the new varieties despite their 'magnificent' yields. Because the seeds no longer had a bitter coating, birds had consumed the entire crop after just one season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk101 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Quinoa i used to have a veggie girlfriend who eat the stuff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa your a star Nick! very interesting i shot over the field about a month or so ago, no joy at all! I will now keep an eye out see what happens, but i got a feeling it is still a bitter crop, so won't interest the birds, the farmer did say it's not growen here that much as aparently it needs soaking when harvested, and there is a law governing the soaking of it (in streams or something). in south america thats what they do to wash the bitterness of! if that sounds confusing, thats because is it!!!!! thanks again guys turk101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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