Resources Tagged: Amaranth

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  1. Amaranthus caudatus - Grain Amaranth

    Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual plant which can be 2 m high and 45 cm across. The stems are angular and it can have a single stem or be branched. It is often limp in the upper parts. Plants are hairy at first but become smooth. Often they are tinged purple. Leaves are 2-4 cm long...
    Grain Amaranth Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Vegetables Amaranth FPI Plant Information

  2. Amaranthus hybridus

    Leafy Greens Edible parts -Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable An annual herb. It is an upright plant. It grows 80 cm to 2 m tall. It is often green but can be dark red. The leaves are simpleand alternate. The leaves are oval shaped and can be 15 cm long. The flowers can be red, yellow or white. They are in...
    FPI Plant Information Amaranth Amaranth Greens Leafy Greens Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Vegetables

  3. Amaranthus tricolor

    Edible Portion:Leaves, Seeds, Vegetable, Flowers, Leaves - Tea A herb about 1 m high and spreads 45 cm wide. A small annual leafy green. An upright, much branched annual with a thinmembrane covering the stems. Sometimes the plant lies over. The stems are angular. The plant branches in the upper...
    Chinese Amaranth Amaranth Edible Leaves Edible Seeds Vegetables Edible Flowers FPI Plant Information

  4. FAO - 6 Incredible Plants You Might Not Have Heard Of

    All over the world local varieties of fruit, vegetables and grain are grown. Many are seemingly forgotten or are underutilized despite having outstanding nutritional or taste qualities. Some have good commercial potential and could be an excellent cash crop for a smallscale or family farmers,...
    Health and Nutrition Underutilized Reso... Underutilized Crops FAO Amaranth Moringa Finger Millet Teff Bambara groundnut African Garden Egg... Human Health

  5. Leafy Greens and Vegetables in Solomon Islands Practical Ways of Growing Local Food Plants, and Doing it Well

    2010-01-01 This publication shows practical ways of growing local food plants, and doing it well.
    Leafy Vegetables Garden Vegetables Solomon Islands Annual Leafy Greens Kangkong Amaranth

  6. Corn & Amaranth Griddlecakes with Spicy Black Beans

    corn Amaranth

  7. Potentially Important Food Plants of Bangladesh

    2015-09-20 This book is designed as a simple introduction to the more common food plants of Bangladesh. It is hoped people will take greater pride and interest in these plants and become confident and informed about how to grow and use them. Many of the local food plants that occur in every country are very...
    Sunflowers Comb Fringe Grass Finger Millet Barley Pearl Barley Cassava Taro Niger Seed Sweet Potato Bottle Gourd Pigeon Pea Lablab Horse Gram Mung Bean Chickling Vetch Rice Bean Indian Spinach Spinach Amaranth Wild Amaranth Hibiscus Jute Yellow Wood-sorrel Ivy Gourd Pomelo Pawpaw Papaya Jackfruit Canteloupe Bullock's Heart Bael Fruit Cape Gooseberry Governor's Plum Asian Pennywort Vegetable Kenaf Pumpkin Marrow Bitter Cucumber Beetroot Fat Hen Peanut Horseradish Tree Moringa Tamarind Coastal Almond Foxtail Millet Lotus FPS Jackbean Asia

  8. Amaranth and Potato Casserole

    Amaranth

  9. Amaranth Grain & Vegetable Types

    Key Resource
    1983-01-01 Amaranth [Amaranthus hypochondriacus, A. cruentus (grain type) & A. tricolor (vegetable type)] is an herbaceous annual with upright growth habit, cultivated for both its seeds which are used as a grain and its leaves which are used as a vegetable or green. Both leaves and seeds contain...
    Amaranth Grain Crops Leafy Vegetables HIV/AIDS

  10. Amaranth Potential for the Highlands of Southeast Asia in View of Lessons Learned in East Africa

    2009-04-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 Based on the experiences of CRWRC and its collaborating partnering organizations in East Africa, the introduction of grain and vegetable amaranths shows real potential for the highlands of Southeast Asia. Grain amaranth should be seen and managed as a high...
    Drought Tolerant P... Dark Green Leafy V... Amaranth Health and Nutrition Nutrition Grain Crops Agriculture Extension Asia