Amaranthus cruentus


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Noun1.Amaranthus cruentus - tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purpleAmaranthus cruentus - tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
amaranth - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
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Characterization of phenotypic and nutritional properties of valuable Amaranthus cruentus L.
Adekoya, "Effect of Light Stress on Germination and Growth Parameters of Corchorus olitorius, Celosia argentea, Amaranthus cruentus, Abelmoschus esculentus and Delonix regia," Notulae Scientia Biologicae, vol.
Genetic variation in outcrossing rate and correlated floral traits in a population of grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.).
Comparative effectiveness of animal manure on soil chemical properties, yield and root growth of Amaranthus (Amaranthus cruentus L.).
The tolerance of grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) to defoliation during vegetative growth is compromised during flowering.
Quatre principaux legumes sont retrouves en toute saison dans les differentes localites : l'oseille (Hibiscus sabdariffa), la corete (Corchorus olitorius), l'amarante (Amaranthus cruentus) et le gombo (Abelmoschus callei).
Darka (GU) H Amaranthus cruentus Thell Lama (SH) H Amaranthus hybridus L.
A great variety of local and introduced vegetable crops are grown in Cameroon and these crops together with a significant number of wild and semiwild plants like Amaranthus hybridus and Amaranthus cruentus form a valuable complementary food in the daily diet [4].
Amaranthus cruentus raw seeds reported area of 3.26 to 3.60 [mm.sup.2] at 9.5% moisture content [36].
[7.] Colla E, Sobral PJA, Menegalli FC (2006) Amaranthus cruentus flour edible films: influence of stearic acid addition, plasticizer concentration, and emulsion stirring speed on water vapor permeability and mechanical properties.