Effect of soil type and sowing depth on the germination and early growth of two grain amaranth cultivars

Grain amaranth is a highly nutritious pseudo-cereal with good adaptability to range of environmental conditions and potential be further cultivated in many areas the world. Although crop has adaptability, soil type can influence establishment production; thus, objective this study was evaluate how cultivar, sowing depth, affect emergence early growth grain amaranth. A pot experiment carried out two runs under greenhouse conditions. The set randomized complete block design 3 × 5 2 factorial arrangement three types (loam, clay loam, clay) five depths (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 mm) cultivars (Amaranthus cruentus BRS Alegria Amaranthus caudatus Inca). had greater seedling height, stem diameter, number leaves, root length, fresh weight, dry weight compared A. cruentus. Emergence affected by cultivar 15% for Seedling height significantly at mm depth. Root varied as function interaction between which longest roots were obtained when sown loam 10 For better amaranth, recommended combination depth mm.