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CHAPTER ONE  1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Amaranth is an old cultivated crop originating from Latin America. is a vegetable crop and belongs to the genus Amaranthus. It is broad-leafed non-grass plant that produces significant amounts of edible cereal-Iike grains. Amaranth (family Amaranthaceae) is an underexploited plant with exceptional nutritive value (Downton, 1973). Many species of the genus Amaranthus are best known as opportunistic weeds which have a Iong history ...

Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of different types organic fertilizers on growth performance, nutrient and toxicological composition of two varieties of amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus (Samaru local variety) and Amaranthus cruentus (NH84/452)).The study consists of seven treatments which includes control (no fertilizer), poultry manure of 5 tons/ha and 10 tons/ha, sewage sludge of 5 tons/ha and 10 tons/ha, NPK compound fertilizer of 35 kg/ha and ...