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Amaranth as an opportunity crop in Africa: drought–nutrient interactions and breeding perspectives for climate resilience [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is increasingly recognized as a promising opportunity crop for improving food and nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa under climate change.
Kenneth Chukwuka Mkpuma   +14 more
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Lockdown botany 2020: some noteworthy records of alien plants in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region

open access: yesUkrainian Botanical Journal, 2021
Noteworthy records of 11 alien plant species in Kyiv City and Kyiv Region made mainly in 2020 are discussed. In particular, new localities of the following taxa are reported: Amaranthus spinosus, Artemisia tournefortiana, Chenopodium ucrainicum ...
Mosyakin S.L., Mosyakin A.S.
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Heavy Metal Effects on Biodiversity and Stress Responses of Plants Inhabiting Contaminated Soil in Khulais, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesBiology, 2022
Accumulation of heavy metals in soil is becoming an increasingly serious eco-environmental problem. Thus, investigating how plants mitigate heavy metal toxicity is necessary to reduce the associated risks.
Emad A. Alsherif   +2 more
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Evaluation of Various Properties of Amaranthus (Genus Amaranthus L.) Based Composite Flour Blends for Preparation of Gluten-Free Biscuits

open access: yesCroatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021
This research was conducted to investigate the pasting, rheological and functional properties, and gluten-free biscuit making potential of a composite flour prepared from grains of amaranthus, sorghum and finger millet.
Muluken K. Kassa, Shimelis A. Emire
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TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF REPORTER GENES IN CULTIVARS OF Amaranthus caudatus L. [PDF]

open access: yesBiotechnologia Acta, 2021
Local cultivars of A. caudatus: Helios and Karmin were used as plant material. Amaranth is a new pseudocereal introduced in Ukraine. The plant biomass of amaranth is used in medicine, food industry and cosmetology industry. Aim.
O. M. Yaroshko, M. V. Kuchuk
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Amaranth production and consumption in South Africa: the challenges of sustainability for food and nutrition security

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022
Amaranthus spp occupies a strategic position in combating food and nutrition insecurity, as it is widely consumed in sub-Saharan Africa. It is drought tolerant and can grow on marginal soils, however, with adequate management; it can produce about 40 ...
Obianuju Chiamaka Emmanuel   +1 more
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Yield and quality of grain amaranth (Amaranthus sp.) in Eastern Austria

open access: yesPlant, Soil and Environment, 2007
The introduction of a new crop requires adapted genotypes as well as optimum crop management practices. This study was conducted to determine the optimum crop density of adapted grain amaranth genotypes in the Pannonian region of Eastern Austria.
D.M. Gimplinger   +3 more
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The Effect of Biofertilizer and Salinity Stress on Amaranthus tricolor L. Growth and Total Leaf Chlorophyll Content

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences, 2021
Amaranth is one of the most consumed vegetables in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the productions of plants are affected by productivity and environmental factors such as abiotic stresses.
Umi Siswanti Dwi   +1 more
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Assessment of Farmer????????s Perception on Pesticide Usage Pattern and Knowledge on Pest Management in Amaranthus in Coimbatore District [PDF]

open access: yesMadras Agricultural Journal, 2022
Amaranthus is a protein rich grain that is commonly cultivated as a leafyvegetable. Insect pests (63.2%), marketing (22.4%) and weather parameters(14.4%) acted as the major constraints in amaranthus production.
Elakkiya S   +3 more
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Characterization of the first complete chloroplast genome of Amaranthus hybridus (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) with phylogenetic implications

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
In the present study, the complete chloroplast genome of Amaranthus hybridus was sequenced and assembled. The complete chloroplast genome of Amaranthus hybridus is 150,709 in size, with the GC content of 36.56%.
Xue Bai   +4 more
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