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Diversity in phenotypic and nutritional traits in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor), a nutritionally underutilised crop.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 15 Jan 2010
Shukla Sudhir, Bhargava Atul, Chatterjee Avijeet, Pandey Avinash Chandra, Mishra Brij K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Assessment of genetic diversity in a crop-breeding programme helps in the identification of diverse parental combinations to create segregating progenies with maximum genetic variability and facilitates introgression of desirable genes from diverse germplasm into the available genetic base. RESULTS: In the present study, 39 strains of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) were evaluated for eight...
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