I. Plant foods, especially green leafy vegetables, are the cheapest and richest source of calcium in developing countries and are recommended in balanced diets. Hence it was worth while obtaining further information about the availability of Ca from these commonly-consumed green leaves. 2. The green leafy vegetable belonging to Amaranthus spp. was taken as a suitable experimental model because ...

we determined the concentrations of lead and cadmium in edible parts of colocasiaesculenta,amaranthusspp. and ipomoea batata cultivated on farms in industrially polluted sections of nyabugogomarsh (kigali, rwanda) and quantified metal intake by consumers of these crops. we report that metalconcentrations in crops were within eu limits. the highest metal concentrations were found in amaranthussp...

Recently there has been a rediscovery of some ancient crops due to increased consumer demands for healthier diet with medicinal and therapeutic effects. One such crop is pseudocereal Amaranthus sp., which nutritionally more favourable than many widespread kinds cereal meets most the requirements modern diets. The incorporation amaranth species in food formulations would expand assortment produc...

A few decades ago Amaranthus was rediscovered as a most promising plant genus that may provide high-quality protein, unsaturated oil, and various other valuable constituents. Since then research has focused on various Amaranthus spp. and has been rapidly expanding, and a large number of reports have been published. Several review articles focusing on different aspects, such as botanical, agrote...

Greenhouse studies were conducted in 2008-2009 with the objective of adjusting dose-response curves of the main soil-applied herbicides currently used in cotton for the control of Amaranthus viridis, A. hybridus, A. spinosus, A. lividus, as well as comparing susceptibility among different species, using the identity test models. Thirty six individual experiments were simultaneously carried out ...

Weedy Amaranthus species frequently cause economically significant reductions in crop yields. Accurate identification of Amaranthus species is important for efficient weed control, but Amaranthus species can interbreed, which might cause difficulty when identifying hybrid-derived specimens. To determine which of several economically important weedy Amaranthus species are most genetically simila...