Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Abstract
Amaranthus is a genus containing species that are highly desirable, yet underutilized crops and species that are highly despised pernicious agricultural weeds.
- Cultivated species are primarily grown as nutritious pseudograins, colorful ornamentals, or leafy greens and are recognized for tolerance to heat, drought, and salinity.
- Weedy amaranths possess similar adaptive traits, in addition to evolved resistance to numerous herbicides, and pose severe challenges to global agriculture.
- Plant pigments (i.e., betalains, carotenoids) are central to understanding this impressive diversity of phenotypes and adaptive traits.
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Recommended Citation
Redman, Sarah and Riggins, Chance Ph.D., "Exploring Amaranth’s Color Palette: Linking Phenotype, Plant Adaptation, and Human Health" (2022). PRECS student projects. 85.
https://spark.parkland.edu/precs_student/85
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Comments
Research was conducted with the cooperation of the Department of Crop Sciences, College of ACES, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.