Sacha Inchi: Crop Characteristics & Care
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ScribdTranslationsNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL UNIVERSITY
FROM THE AMAZON
Sacha Inchi
Subject: Industrial Safety and Environmental Risks
Alumno: Huarijano sipiriano Rafael
Teacher: Mg. Esteban Estela Villar
SACHA INCHI
It is a climbing plant,
voluble, semi-woody with
growth habit
indeterminate; as for
its leaves are alternate
heart-shaped from 10 to a
12 cm long and from 8 to 10
cm wide, elliptical,
serrated and with petioles of
2 to 6 cm in length.
BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Stem
Climbing, volatile semi-woody
perennial and of indeterminate height
Leaves.
Alternates in a heart-shaped form of 10
12 cm long and 8 to 10 cm wide
wide, serrated ellipses and with
petioles 2 to 6 cm long.
Flowers
The axillary inflorescence, with flowers
hermaphroditic, monoecious.
Fruits
In dehiscent capsules and generally
formed by four capsules; some
ecotypes present up to five to seven
capsules.
Seeds
They are oval-shaped brown, from 1.5 to 2.
cm in diameter; slightly bulging at the
center and flattened towards the edges.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CROP
Altitude
From 100 to 2000 meters above sea level; also recorded.
the best seeds in established plantations
from 600 meters above sea level
Temperature:
oscillates with a minimum of 10°C and a maximum
of 36°C. If the temperatures are
superior for a fraction of time
prolonged can cause flower drop
and small fruits
Light:
if the light intensity is low, the plant
it will require a greater number of days to
complete their growth phases and
development. Therefore, if the shadow is
the days lengthen and the light decreases, the flowering
will decrease and therefore the production
it's going to be smaller
Soils
It is ideal for this floor to have a texture
franco-clay to sandy and with a pH that
oscillate in a range of 5.5 to 7.5.
Sowing
two types are implemented
distancing that are: 3 meters apart
plants and 3 meters between streets or
it can also be implemented 3 meters
between plants and 2.5 meters between streets
equivalent between 1111 to 1333 plants
per hectare
Prune
This process seeks to distribute light,
facilitate aeration and increase the
production and facilitate the harvesting and the
crop management.
Pests and diseases
Diseases
Root rot
The main symptoms are observed in
the internal tissues as it is expressed in
dark discoloration at the roots
resulting in there being none
water circulation and not having a good one
nutrient absorption
Stem galls
The branches or stems affected from this
tumor dies. In the field
they observe partially dry plants and of
introduce yourself in the main stem, all the
the plant dies.
Leaf spots
it is observed on the leaves with spots
how round, more or less
dark brown coloring regulars
brilliant.
The fruit blotch or anthracnose
This disease causes the decrease of
the quality of the fruit and the loss in the
seed production
Pests
Lepidopteran
whose larva attacks the green fruit throughout
its development phase, from stages
early until the end of their
growth.
ants of the genera Acromyrmex and Atta
They can cause a lot of damage in little time.
time, consuming all the seedlings
from a seedbed. When they prefer one
plant, shrub or tree, can leave it
without leaves on a night
PHENOLOGICAL CYCLE
Vegetative phase
During this phase, the phenomena that
they occur during germination and
extends to the pre-flowering stage,
including the formation of root, stem and
leaves this stage hard
approximately 90 days
Reproductive phase
This phase includes from the beginning of
the formation of floral structures,
until the development and acquisition of the
ripe fruits. This phase has a
duration approximately 120 days
MANIPULATION CYCLE
Harvest
It takes place between 3 to 4 months.
after the fruiting has begun,
that is, at 5 or 6 months established
the plantation in the field
Postharvest
During this stage, the following are carried out
four activities that are, the
drying the peeled,
storage and retrieval of the
almond.
USES AND PROPERTIES
Uses
It has many uses, such as: cholesterol reducer,
table oil, cooking oil, in the industry for
enrich food produced with omega 3
industrially, in the production of cosmetics,
nutraceuticals and medicine.
Properties