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Topic: Amaranthus viridis


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  Amaranth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The amaranths (also called pigweeds) comprise the genus Amaranthus, a widely distributed genus of short-lived herbs, occurring mostly in temperate and tropical regions.
Amaranthus blitoides (Mat Amaranth, Prostrate Amaranth, Prostrate Pigweed)
Amaranthus retroflexus (Red-root Amaranth, Redroot Pigweed, Common Amaranth)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaranth   (974 words)

  
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Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot pigweed): inability to cause renal toxicosis in rabbits.
Shade increases susceptibility of Amaranthus hybridus 'Quelite' to pythium damping-off.
Infestation of cultivated Amaranthus by the weevil Conotrachelus seniculus in southeastern Arizona.
www.agron.iastate.edu /~weeds/WeedBiolLibrary/u4pig2.html   (7385 words)

  
 Abstract 429   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nutrients, carotenoids and mineral compositions of the leaf vegetables Amaranthus viridis L. and A. caudatus L. eala,-DO Faculty of Biological Sciences, Univ. Port Harcourt, PMB 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Nutrient, carotenoid and mineral content of Amaranthus viridis and A. caudatus leaves were estimated.
Gross energy was 4.19 kcal/g in A. viridis and 4.66 kcal/g in A. caudatus.
www.fao.org /waicent/faoinfo/AGRICULT/AGA/AGAP/FRG/afris/Absts/429.HTM   (85 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Amaranth
In legend, Amarynthus (a form of Amarantus) was a hunter of Artemis and king of Euboea; in a village of Amarynthus, of which he was the eponymous hero, there was a famous temple of Artemis Amarynthia or Amarysia (Strabo x.
Amaranthus graecizans (not accepted) = Amaranthus albus Prostrate Amaranth, Prostrate Pigweed.
Purple Amaranth, Amaranthus lividus (synonym = Amaranthus blitum)
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Amaranth   (790 words)

  
 Amaranths:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Plants in the amaranthus family thrive in the sun and poor soil, and grow quickly to the size of a small shrub.
Amaranthus was a prized grain plant in the Aztec, Mayan and Incan cultures prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
Fortunately, the beauty of the amaranthus did not escape some Europeans and they cultivated it, not as an edible, but for its ornamental qualities.
www.colostate.edu /Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Flowers/Annuals/amaranth.htm   (634 words)

  
 AMARANTACEAE - Famine Foods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Amaranthus hybridus, L. India (Western Rajasthan): leaves and tender stems used as greens.
Amaranthus polygamus, L. India, South Asia: plant cultivated as pot-herb.
Amaranthus tricolor, L. China: stems and leaves eaten.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/FamineFoods/ff_families/amarantaceae.html   (732 words)

  
 Amaranths For Food or Feed
Language: English Descriptors: Amaranthus tRicolor; Kochia; Chloroplasts; Plant nutrition; Sodium requirement; Plant morphology; Ultrastructure Abstract: Mesophyll chloroplasts from sodium-deficient compared to normal plants of the C4 species Kochia childsii and Amaranthus tricolor were found to have significantly less stacking in their grana.
Celosia, Rumex, Amaranthus, Moringa, Trianthema, Coriandrum and Digera arvensis were analyzed for protein content, nitrogen, reducing and non-reducing sugars, starch, and the B vitamins.
Language: English Descriptors: Amaranthus gangeticus; Chemical constituents of plants; Oxalates; Calcium; Bioavailability Abstract: Forms of oxalate in Amaranthus gangeticus L (a vegetable amaranth) grown in three sites with different soil and climatic factors were identified, and their contents were determined.
www.nal.usda.gov /afsic/AFSIC_pubs/qb92-40.htm   (15295 words)

  
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cruentus Amaranthus paniculatus Amaranthus fimbriatus fringed amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus var.
powellii Amaranthus viscidulus Amaranthus retroflexus redroot amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus var.
salicifolius Amaranthus torreyi Torrey's amaranthus Amaranthus viridis slender amaranth Amaranthus gracilis Amaranthus watsonii Watson's amaranth Amaranthus torreyi Amaranthus wrightii Wright's amaranth Ambrosia ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa flatspine burr ragweed Franseria acanthicarpa Gaertneria acanthicarpa Ambrosia ambrosioides ambrosia leaf burr ragweed Franseria ambrosioides Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia var.
www.fireflyforest.com /flowers/checklist/az-checklist.txt   (11204 words)

  
 00.057.0.71.005 Amaranthus mosaic virus
viridis from Delhi, India in 1965 and called it amaranthus mosaic virus.
Experimentally infected species susceptible to virus: Amaranthus caudatus, or Amaranthus cruentus, or Amaranthus dilatum, or Amaranthus leucocarpus, or Amaranthus lividus, or Amaranthus tricolor, or Amaranthus viridis, or Gomphrena globosa, or Petunia × hybrida.
Species inoculated with virus, but tested not to be susceptible: Beta vulgaris, or Capsicum annuum, or Chenopodium album, or Chenopodium amaranticolor, or Chenopodium murale, or Cucumis melo, or Cucurbita moschata, or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, or Datura stramonium, or Helianthus annuus, or Nicandra physalodes, or Nicotiana glutinosa, or Nicotiana tabacum, or Solanum melongena, or Solanum nigrum.
www.ictvdb.rothamsted.ac.uk /ICTVdB/5701de05.htm   (540 words)

  
 Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) - HEAR species info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Information on Amaranthus viridis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
An image of (or related to) Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) (slender amaranth) is presented online as a copyright-free screen-sized image (600 pixels, maximum dimension) by Forest and Kim Starr (USGS).
The Global Compendium of Weeds* cites references to Amaranthus viridis as a weed (*an early draft).
www.hear.org /species/amaranthus_viridis   (311 words)

  
 amaranthusviridis
The interaction of shikimic acid and protein phosphorylation with PEP carboxylase from the C4 dicot Amaranthus viridis.
Purification and characterisation of the light and dark forms of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase from the dicot plant Amaranthus viridis L.: An examination of its kinetic and regulatory properties in the presence of water-alcohol binary solvents.
Carretero, J. Amaranthus muricatus and Amaranthus viridis in the vegetation of the valencian urban areas.
www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/amaranthusviridis.htm   (1647 words)

  
 Plant Viruses Online - Amaranthus mosaic (?) potyvirus
Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 700-728 nm; 14 nm wide.
Phatak (1965) reported a mosaic disease of Amaranthus lividus and A.
(1972) reported its virion morphology and it has since been considered a member of the potyvirus group (Mali, 1985), but its possible relationship with amaranthus leaf mottle potyvirus (Hollings and Brunt, 1981; Lovisolo and Lisa, 1976) needs to be tested.
image.fs.uidaho.edu /vide/descr016.htm   (279 words)

  
 Dominica's Heritage & Culture: Zepina
This is the Creole name for an edible weed of the Amaranthus genus.
At least two of the species are cooked and eaten in Dominica: Amaranthus viridis and Amaranthus spinosus.
The Caribs first used zepina as a cooked vegetable with their meals and in a form of calalou soup, a practice which was followed by subsequent settlers of Dominica.
www.avirtualdominica.com /heritage.cfm?Id=342   (77 words)

  
 Ultrastructural localization of photosynthetic and photorespiratory enzymes in epidermal, mesophyll, bundle sheath, and ...
Ultrastructural localization of photosynthetic and photorespiratory enzymes in epidermal, mesophyll, bundle sheath, and vascular bundle cells of the C4 dicot Amaranthus viridis -- Ueno 52 (358): 1003 -- Journal of Experimental Botany
viridis with non-immune serum (A) and with antisera to PEPC (B–F) and to PPDK (G–I).
viridis with antisera to PPDK (A–D) and to Rubisco LS (E–J).
jxb.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/52/358/1003   (3188 words)

  
 Redroot
Redroot is the name given to a group of 3 closely related Amaranthus species:
A fourth species that is similar to redroot is Amaranthus viridis – purple amaranth
Also commonly referred to as “Amaranthus”, these weeds are widely spread throughout New Zealand, and get their name from the reddish colour towards the base of the plant and tap root.
www.dowagro.com /nz/resource/redroot.htm   (306 words)

  
 Amaranthus blitum
Scientific name: Amaranthus blitum L. Synonym(s) of Sc.
name: Amaranthus flexuosus Ambrosi, Amaranthus viridis L. Amaranthus lividus L., Amaranthus ascendens Loiseleur
- Risk of confusion with Amaranthus hybridus L. and Amaranthus bliotoides S. Watson.
www.dijon.inra.fr /hyppa/hyppa-a/amali_ah.htm   (201 words)

  
 Kolitis / Amaranthus viridis / Amaranth: Philippine Alternative Medicine /StuartXchange
Note: This herb differs from Amaranthus spinosus (Uray) in the absence of spines on the stems.
The plant isThe therapeutic properties and dosage are very nearly identical to Amaranthus spinosus (Uray).
Infusion of plant has been used as a diuretic and galactagogue.
www.stuartxchange.com /Kolitis.html   (186 words)

  
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spreading amaranth Amaranthus cruentus L. red amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth.
fringed amaranth Amaranthus hybridus L. slim amaranth, quelite Amaranthus hypochondriacus L. red cockscomb, alegria Amaranthus obcordatus (Gray) Standl.
Powell's amaranth, quelite Amaranthus retroflexus L. alegria Amaranthus viridis L. slender amaranth Amaranthus watsonii Standl.
www.swsbm.com /HOMEPAGE/Floras/AZchklst.txt   (11813 words)

  
 Herbs Uses A - B, Nutritional Research Center -----------
The finely ground root is a good first aid for treating cuts and abrasions, promoting almost instant clotting; if combined with equal parts golden seal root and Echinacea angustifolia root, the mixture makes an excellent antiseptic powder.
Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) Medicinally, amaranth gained favor in the 17
To adherents of this doctrine, the bright crimson of the flowers signified blood—a clear indication that the plant would stop any kind of bleeding.
www.atihealthnet.com /pages/herbusesAB.html   (14118 words)

  
 Nutrient composition and nutritional importance of green leaves and wild food resources in an agricultural district, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Focus group discussions with women in the area were used to collect information about seasonality, availability and preparation of various foods.
Green leaves (Adansonia digitata, Amaranthus viridis, Tamarindus indica, Allium cepa), seeds and flour (Parkia biglobosa) and fruits (T. indica) were analysed for water, energy, fat, protein, minerals, amino acids and carotenoids.
Leaves of Amaranthus viridis were rich in beta-carotene (3290 µg/100 g).
www.baobabfruitco.com /Abstract/14.htm   (407 words)

  
 Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) - Plants of Hawaii: THUMBNAIL IMAGES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) - Plants of Hawaii: THUMBNAIL IMAGES
More images of Amaranthus viridis on the web
Page created November 01, 2002 by Starr, and last updated December 29, 2005 by Starr.
hear.org /starr/hiplants/images/thumbnails/html/amaranthus_viridis.htm   (105 words)

  
 Nickys Seeds of Amaranthus to Anagallis seed
Flower seeds of Amaranthus, Ammi Majus, Ammobium, Amsonia, Anacyclus and Anagallis
Deep red spiky racemes with reddish - bronzed foliage.
As a rule of thumb the larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia Begonia etc requires no cover.
www.nickys-nursery.co.uk /seeds/pages/page2-amaranthus.htm   (333 words)

  
 BONAP Distribution Data: taxa of genus Amaranthus in the US   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
BONAP Distribution Data: taxa of genus Amaranthus in the US
Genus Amaranthus is a member of the Dicots group, subclass Caryophyllidae, order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae.
Amaranthus fimbriatus (checklist entry) (species map) (infras map)
www.csdl.tamu.edu /FLORA/cgi/b98_list?genus=Amaranthus   (33 words)

  
 eSeeds.com - Arctotis grandis
Amaranthus caudatus 'Pony Tails' : Amaranthus (Love Lies Bleeding) 'Pony Tails'
Amaranthus caudatus 'Ribbons and Beads' : Amaranthus 'Ribbons and Beads'
Amaranthus paniculatus 'Marvel Bronze' : Amaranthus 'Marvel Bronze'
www.eseeds.com /cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=58047&prmenbr=127   (856 words)

  
 NatureServe Explorer Species Index: Genus Amaranthus
AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK Amaranthus blitum
The species is present in the nation or subnation due to direct or indirect human intervention.
Your comments will be very valuable in improving the overall quality of our databases for the benefit of all users.
natureserve.org /explorer/speciesIndex/Genus_Amaranthus_108791_1.htm   (1048 words)

  
 Scientific Publications - Ecological Pest Management
Beckie, H.J. Chang, and F.C. Stevenson, The effect of labeling herbicides with their site of action: a Canadian perspective.
Beckie, H.J., A.G. Thomas, and A. Legere, Nature, occurrence, and cost of herbicide-resistant green foxtail (Setaria viridis) across Saskatchewan ecoregions.
Oryokot, J.O.E.; Murphy, S.D.; Thomas, A.G. ; Swanton, C.J. Temperature- and moisture-dependent models of seed germination and shoot elongation in green and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus powellii, A. retroflexus).
sci.agr.ca /saskatoon/result/pubs_eco_e.htm   (3591 words)

  
 Analysis of nutritional components of eight famine foods of the Republic of Niger.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The leaves of the following 7 plant foods were analyzed: Ziziphus mauritiana, Ceratotheca sesamoides, Moringa oleifera, Leptadenia hastata, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Amaranthus viridis, and Adansonia digitata.
These same analyses were performed on the fruit of the Adansonia digitata.
In quantitative and qualitative terms, Amaranthus viridis was found to be an excellent source of protein.
www.baobabfruitco.com /Abstract/08.htm   (428 words)

  
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California amaranth Amaranthus caudatus L. love-lies-bleeding Amaranthus cruentus L. red amaranth Amaranthus deflexus L. largefruit amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus (Torr.) Benth.
fringed amaranth Amaranthus hybridus L. slim amaranth Amaranthus palmeri S. Wats.
Pringle's amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus L. redroot amaranth Amaranthus rudis Sauer tall amaranth Amaranthus spinosus L. spiny amaranth Amaranthus viridis L. slender amaranth Amaranthus watsonii Standl.
www.swsbm.com /HOMEPAGE/Floras/CAchklst.txt   (12012 words)

  
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Warning list of species that are weedy in America and either invasive, naturalized, or casual in Europe.
Family Scientific name Author Vegetation type Invasive Amaranthaceae Amaranthus albus L. herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus blitoides S. Wats.
herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus hybridus L. herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus powellii S. Wats herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus spinosus L. herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus standleyanus Parodi ex Covas herb Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis L. herb Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina L. tree, woody shrub Apiaceae Bowlesia incana Ruiz & Pav.
www.knottybits.com /FormanInvadeEuropeDraftSppList.doc   (1340 words)

  
 PART 2 SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT 2005/2006 LIST:AMARANTHUS SEEDS to ATRIPLEX SEEDS
26 Tricolour Splendens (Amaranthus tricolor) 50cm Crimson red foliage 23 Tricolour Splendens Perfecta (Amaranthus tricolor) 50 cm approx.m 1,100 seeds per gram.
Brightly coloured leaves of bright red,yellow and green.
Hypochondriacus Pygmy Torch (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) 45 cm A blood-red version of Hypochondriacus Green Thumb.
www.seeds-by-size.co.uk /mfl-2-98.htm   (2201 words)

  
 PlantFiles: Detailed information on Love-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis' (Amaranthus caudatus)
PlantFiles: Detailed information on Love-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis' (Amaranthus caudatus)
Mar 9, 2:34 PM Detailed information on Love-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis' (Amaranthus caudatus)
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
davesgarden.com /pf/go/38285   (305 words)

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