EFFECTS OF NPK 15 15 15 ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF RED AND WHITE AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS
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 ...
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