Evaluation of Amaranth as a Potential Greens Crop in the Mid-south
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- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 19 (6) , 881-883
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.19.6.881
Abstract
Eight accessions of Amaranthus tricolor (amaranth) produced between 10.0 to 18.4 MT/ha of plant biomass. Leaf blades constituted between 40% to 62% and leaf tissue between 53% to 80% of the above ground fresh weight of these accessions. Collectively, leaf blades contained 1.1% NO3-N and 2.3% soluble oxalate (as percentage of leaf blade dry weight) and 11.4 mg/g (dry weight) chlorophyll. Average leaf blade elemental levels were 3.84% K, 3.47% Ca, 0.77% Mg, 0.44% P, 0.46% S, 593 ppm Fe, 562 ppm Al, 458 ppm Na, 282 ppm Mn, 79 ppm Zn, and 65 ppm Cu. Four accessions were judged by a taste panel to be comparable to spinach in organoleptic quality.Keywords
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