Achievements in Genetic Engineering of Amaranthus L. Representatives

Despite the fact that in modern world more than a thousand edible plants are used for food, only 3 staple cereal crops grown worldwide: wheat, rice, and maize. Growing limited number of often causes many problems: ranging from loss biodiversity, due to constant cultivation same monocultures areas, deterioration soil quality. A way out this situation is selection new untraditional neglected could grow wide range temperatures, produce high yields at time have balanced amino acid composition. Pseudocereals genus Amaranthus L. meet these criteria. Amaranth grain plant raw materials industries: medicine, cosmetics.