Amaranth Modern Prospects for an Ancient Crop (1984) / Chapter Skim
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Seeding density depends on the method of harvest anticipated. Preliminary density trials indicate that, for many Amaranthus hypochondriacus and Amaranthus cruentus cultivars, 320,000 plants per hectare is an acceptable density for yield as well as for stand management.
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To avoid the problem of nonuniform maturity, the grain amaranth now produced in Latin America and South Asia is hand harvested. It is then dried in the sun and threshed and winnowed by hand.
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Clockwise from top, Amaranthus caudatus, Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthus hypochondriacus (all Rodale Press, Inc.) , and an ornamental variety developed in India at the Lucknow Botanical Gardens for the brilliance of its leaves (T.N.
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