International Journal of Farm Sciences

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) is an important pseudo-cereal crop which contains essential amino acids and dietary fibres. Eleven qualitative characters were assessed for each of the seventeen genotypes of quinoa in the experimental area of Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh during rabi season 2021-22. Categorical differences were significant for all the characters except plant height, stem branching and leaf colour. Several of these characters are useful for genetic markers and farmers to protect their varieties, productivity and attractiveness in quinoa.