SACHA INCHI

(Plukenetia volubilis
Linneo)
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OBJECTIVS

To make known at the region the cultivation of sacha inchi, its

nutritional properties

Promulgate the plant of sacha inchi

Improve the nutritional conditions of people, by

consuming products derived from sacha inchi
 ORIGEN
ORIGIN

The Sacha Inchi is a native plant of the Peruvian Amazon, first

described as a species in the year 1753 by the naturalist
Linnaeus here by its scientific name Plukenetia volbilis linneo.

Nowadays, also call like the peanut of the Incas, is the

natural oleaginous plant with greater conten of omega 3, a
fatty acid essential for the life of the human being
 TAXONOMIA
ORIGIN

The botanical classification (Ayala, s.a. y Field

Museum, s.a.; quoted by, p. cit.) is :

Order : Euphorbiales

Family : Euphorbiaceae

Genus : Plukenetia

Sort : volubilis Linneo

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CARACTERISTICAS MORFOLOGICAS

PLANT:
Is a climbing or vine plant, is also a fast growing plant
 Morphological Characteristics

Leaf:

The leaf are alternate, heartshaped, 10to 12 cm and 8 to

10to
10 cm12wide
cm long and 8 to 10 cm wide
The ribs are born at the base and the central rib are oriented
towards the apex of the leaf
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MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Flowers:
Presents a high percentage of cross-pollination, which implies that it is
an alogama species.

Male: They are small, whitish, arranged in

clusters.

Female: They are located at the base of the

cluster and located laterally from one to two
flowers.
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FRUIT:

it is Capsules of 3 to 5 cm of diameter, of green color, that

when they mature son of blackish brown color. Usually
presents four lobes, but some fruits present of five to
seven lobes

Inside the capsules are the dark brown seeds

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 Soil

The sacha inchi is an agronomically rustic plant, of little

nutritional requirement; Is adapted to soil types of different
texture, with pH between 4.5 and more than 6.5

poca de
almcigo :
2 meses antes de
trasplante
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poca de
trasplante:
poca de lluvias, meses de Enero a
Marzo

Propagaci
n:
Se propaga comnmente por semilla, aunque tambin se puede
realizar la propagacin asexual o por estacas, segn ensayos
pre liminares realizados en la Estacin Experimental El Porvenir,
INIA Tarapoto.

Desinfeccin de
semilla:
Usar acefato (3-4 g/Kg. de semilla) + tiofanate metil + tiram
(3-5 g/Kg.de semilla).
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Seeding
1. Direct seeding:
Its propagation is by seeds

Para la siembra, se recomienda remojar las semillas por

espacio de 20 horas, con la finalidad de acelerar el proceso
de germinacin.
Quanty of seeds: 1.0 - 1.5 kg/ ha.
Distance between rows: 2.5 a 3.00
m.
Distance between plants: 3.00 m.
Number de plants : 1
Depth of plant: 2 - 3 cm.
Indirect Seeding:
Vivarium
 UPRIGHT
SYSTEM:
a. Tutores muertos o espalderas:

You can use 2 types of poles, alive or dead, the alive ones
are trunks of species of native trees cut and the dead
ones are trunks of treated wood
Final Products
Nutritional content of sacha inchi seeds