“…Several studies have been carried out to determine the physical characteristics, phenolic components and antioxidant capacity of quinoa seeds because of their high nutritional value and their effect on human health (Valencia et al, 2017;Vilcacundo et al, 2017), and it has also been determined that, in the Chenopodium genus, there is embryonic latency, for which the seed covers are largely responsible, that is greatly affected by the environmental conditions of seed development (Ceccato et al, 2015;Strenske et al, 2017). Recent studies have evaluated the effect of different environments, such as saline conditions, and phytosanitary quality on germination, vigor, and number of normal plants, among other parameters (Al- Barakah and Sohaig, 2019;El-Assiuty et al, 2019), showing that the physical, genetic, physiological and sanitary quality of seeds are a fundamental requirement for maintaining productivity and that quinoa seeds, like other seeds, need specific conditions to germinate and maintain vigor.…”