Table 1.
Morphological traits of amaranth varieties used in the study.
| Variety1 | Species (Type 2) |
Plant Architectural Traits | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthus | Origin | Growth Habit 3 | Maturity 4 | Leaf Color 5 |
Leaf Shape 6 |
Leaf Pubescence 7 | Branch Type 8 |
Inflorescence Type 9 Color 10 |
|
| TR | tricolor (V) | Asia | 1 | 30–50 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a n/a |
| MF | tricolor (V) | Asia | 1 | 30–50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a n/a |
| GC | viridis (V/G) | China | 1 | 90–120 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 1 |
| HR-D |
hypochondiacus
(V/G) |
USA | 2 | 65–75 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 2 |
| GG | cruentus (G/V) | USA | 1 | 98–110 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 1 |
| OP | cruentus (G/V) | Mexico | 1 | 62–75 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 3 |
| RG | cruentus (G/V) | Mexico | 1 | 75–110 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 3 |
| RL | cruentus (G/V) | Asia | 1 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 1 |
| MI | cruentus (G/V) | Mexico | 1 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 3 |
1 TR = Tricolor, MF = Molten Fire, GC = Green Callaloo, HR-D = Hopi Red Dye, GG = Golden Giant, OP = Opopeo, RG = Red Garnet, RL = Red Leaf, MI = Mayo Indian; 2 V = Vegetable, G = Grain; 3 1 = erect, 2 = prostrate; 4 = Days to maturity; 5 1 = green, 2 = green-variegated red or red-variegated green, 3 = red purple; 6 1 = elliptic, 2 = ovate, 3 = lanceolate, 4 = cordate, 5 = oblong; 7 Leaf pubescence and plant habit were assessed on insect-free 90-day old plants, 1 = glabrous; 8 1=unbranched, 2=few branches all near the base of stem, 3= many branches all near the base of the stem, 4= branches all along the stem; 9 1 = intermediate, 2 = Dense, 3 = Lax.; 10 1 = green, 2 = red-purple, 3 = red.