Grains & Cereals· Amaranthus cruentus
Grain amaranth is a pseudocereal native to Mesoamerica that was a major food crop of the Aztec civilization. The tiny seeds are gluten-free, exceptionally high in lysine, and contain 13-15% protein. The leaves are also edible as a nutritious green vegetable.
أفضل أنواع التربة: sandy loam, loam, silt loam
نطاق درجة الحموضة: 5.5 - 7.5 (الأمثل: 6.5)
الصرف: good
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Amaranth seed is very small. Mix seed with fine sand at a 1:10 ratio for more uniform broadcast or drill seeding.
Harvest by cutting panicles when they begin to shatter; thresh by rubbing through a screen and winnow to clean.
Young amaranth leaves can be harvested as a secondary crop (similar to spinach) without significantly reducing grain yield.
Amaranth typically takes 100 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 5 days. The best planting season is late spring, early summer.
Amaranth grows best in sandy loam, loam, silt loam soil with a pH of 5.5-7.5. Good drainage is required.
Amaranth grows best at 21-35°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: high.
Amaranth yields approximately 1,800 kg/hectare under good conditions.
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