Breeding of grain amaranth

E Espitia-Rangel - Amaranth biology, chemistry, and technology, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
… for breeding grain amaranth must be considered to get a clear picture of the potential for genetic
improvement. There are at least five levels of the grain amaranth … of the grain amaranths, …

From zero to hero: the past, present and future of grain amaranth breeding

DC Joshi, S Sood, R Hosahatti, L Kant… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2018 - Springer
… allow the adaptation of amaranth to modern cropping systems … , breeding and genomic
advancements of amaranth and suggest future prospects that can accelerate amaranth breeding. …

[PDF][PDF] Grain amaranth

CS Kauffman, LE Weber - Advances in new crops. Timber Press …, 1990 - ask-force.org
… In addition, markers allow breeders of grain amaranth to avoid the process of emasculation
when making crosses. The identification of three sources of cytoplasmic male sterility paves …

Realizing the potential of grain amaranth

CS Kauffman - Food Reviews International, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
… Long before attention was given to grain amaranth, the crop … are said to have used grain
amaranth, along with maize and … contributed important traits in amaranth breeding programs. …

Genetic resources and breeding approaches for improvement of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)

Anuradha, M Kumari, G Zinta, R Chauhan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
… With the increasing trend to add more nutrition to the diet, the rise in demand for pseudocereals,
grain amaranth, and quinoa's popularity is increasing daily in the market, resulting in …

Genetic characterization of grain amaranth

PA Kulakow - Amaranth Biology, Chemistry, and Technology, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
… Some important features to consider in breeding grain amaranth and preserving our rich …
than answers for amaranth breeders. As international efforts with grain amaranth grow, we will …

Crossing methods and cultivation conditions for rapid production of segregating populations in three grain amaranth species

MG Stetter, L Zeitler, A Steinhaus, K Kroener… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
… Despite its very small flowers, crosses in amaranthamaranth an attractive model for basic
plant research but also facilitates further the improvement of this ancient crop by plant breeding

Amaranth: the once and future crop

JB Tucker - Bioscience, 1986 - JSTOR
Amaranthus cruentus, a grain amaranth species that produces seeds with particularly good
… shown that rapid improvements can be made using standard plant-breeding methods. So …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of the amaranth collection maintained at VIR in the context of global plant breeding and utilization trends

DV Sokolova, AE Solovieva… - … and Breeding, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Young leaves of grain amaranth are also consumed as leafy vegetables. The claret-colored
leaves of A. cruentus serve as raw material for the production of teas enriched with …

Genetic variation in outcrossing rate and correlated floral traits in a population of grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.)

H Hauptli, S Jain - Genetica, 1985 - Springer
… control of breeding system in a population of grain amaranth is … Thus, breeding system in
amaranth, as represented by the sex … Such a genetic component of variation in breeding system …