Editing Quinoa (section)

===Harvesting===
Traditionally, quinoa grain is harvested by hand, and only rarely by machine, because the extreme variability of the maturity period of most quinoa cultivars complicates mechanization. Harvest needs to be precisely timed to avoid high seed losses from shattering, and different panicles on the same plant mature at different times.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://homeguides.sfgate.com/harvest-quinoa-90172.html |title=How to Harvest Quinoa |website=homeguides.sfgate.com |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-does-quinoa-grow_n_592e1cf0e4b0e95ac194de75 |title=Bet You Had No Idea What Quinoa Looks Like When It Grows |date=2017-06-01 |website=HuffPost |access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref> The [[crop yield]] in the Andean region (often around 3 t/ha up to 5 t/ha) is comparable to wheat yields. In the United States, varieties have been selected for uniformity of maturity and are mechanically harvested using conventional small grain combines.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}