Amaranth: References & Edit History

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Article History

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Add new Web site: Kentucky State University - An Introduction to Amaranths (PDF). Nov 06, 2026
Article title updated for style. Oct 31, 2026
Add new Web site: Wright State University Libraries - CORE Scholar - The Nutritional and Biotechnological Potential of Amaranth: a Versatile Plant for Health and Sustainability (PDF). Jan 10, 2026
Add new Web site: BMC Plant Biology - Multivariate analysis for agronomic, physiological, macro, and micronutrient traits of exotic vegetable amaranth genotypes. Oct 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Amaranths. Aug 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Nutritional and antioxidant components and antioxidant capacity in green morph Amaranthus leafy vegetable. Jul 12, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Functional Attributes of Amaranth (PDF). May 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Colorado State University Publishing - Understudied Indigenous Crops - Grain Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.). Mar 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry - A review on nutrition value of Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus L.): The crop of future. Aug 24, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Health Benefits of Amaranth. Jun 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Amaranth as a Dual-Use Crop for Leafy Greens and Seeds: Stable Responses to Leaf Harvest Across Genotypes and Environments. Feb 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - PlantVillage - Amaranth. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pubmed Central - The Dual Nature of Amaranth—Functional Food and Potential Medicine. Sep 08, 2023
Link added. Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin Extension - Corn Agronomy - Amaranth. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Iowa State University - Extension and Outreach - Amaranth. Feb 02, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to grow and care for amaranth. Jun 10, 2022
Added head levels and revised media. Jan 24, 2022
Add new Web site: The Whole Grains Council - Amaranth - May Grain of the Month. May 09, 2021
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Amaranth Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. May 09, 2021
Add new Web site: Healthline - Amaranth: An Ancient Grain With Impressive Health Benefits. Apr 15, 2019
Add new Web site: WebMD - Amaranth. Apr 15, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 12, 2017
New article added. Jan 13, 2017
Media added. Jan 13, 2017
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