| CHEMICAL | SEED STARCH TYPE | THE PERCENT OF OPAQUE PERISPERM SEEDS, WHICH STAIN REDISH-BROWN WITH IODINE, OR OBSERVED THROUGH LIGHT COLORED SEED COATS. A LOW PERCENT OPAQUE INDICATES A HIGH PERCENT TRANSLUCENT. REFERENCE: OKUNO AND SAKAGUCHI 1982 HEREDITY 73:467. | | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689685 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| GENSTOCK | MALE STERILITY | MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE. | INTER - SEGREGATING POPULATION 10% TO 90% | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| GENSTOCK | CMS CROSS OUTCOME with PI 686465 | The cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) PI 686465 (DB 199313) was crossed with a male fertile male and this was the outcome. | MAINTAIN - F1 progeny are all male sterile, the parent line is a maintainer (B-line) (100%) | 121 | AMARANTH.PI.686465.FEMALE.IN.CROSS | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| GENSTOCK | CMS maint cross then 2nd cross | Accessions used as maintainers in crosses with (CMS) PI 686465 (DB 199313) then the resulting male sterile progeny were crossed with PI 538323 (K432) in a restoration attempt. | VIAB AFTER K432 - After this accession was used as a maintainer and the male sterile progeny were crossed to a restorer, PI 538323 (K432) the progeny had normal health and fertility. (100%) | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FALL.CAMPUS.GH | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| GROWTH | PLANT HEIGHT | THE HEIGHT OF ADULT PLANTS OR OF NON-FLOWERING PLANTS AT THE END OF THE GROWING SEASON. MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM THE GROUND TO THE INFLORESCENCE TOP. | 220 | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED ABSCISION | ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY. | EQ - UTRICLE SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (75%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (25%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | CS - CENTRAL SPOT (95%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | GN - NORMAL GREEN (5%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | GN - NORMAL GREEN (75%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BLADE PIGMENTATION | BLADE PIGMENTATION, MOST CLEAR BEFORE FLOWERING. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PIGMENTATION OF SENESCENT LEAVES OR THE IRIDESCENT PURPLE COLOR UNDER SOME JUVENILE OR NEW LEAVES. | RV - MARGIN AND VEIN PIGMENTED (25%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | FAC - Facultative, mostly no branching, but some plants branch especially at the ends of the rows where sunlight reaches the side of the plant (started recording this in 2020). | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN (20%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN (60%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (30%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) (80%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RUF - RUFESCENT (MIXTURE OF RED AND GREEN PARTS OF FLOWERS, OR OTHERWISE A RUSTY LOOK) (10%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MARBLED INFLORESCENCE | INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus). | MARB - PRESENT | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MARBLED INFLORESCENCE | INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus). | NONE - NOT PRESENT (0%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM. | CROS - A CROSS BETWEEN GROUPS (INCLUDES MOST ADVANCED CULTIVARS) | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN (60%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN (80%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (20%) | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (40%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689685 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEEDLING COLOR | THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM. | 100 | 175 | AMARANTH.AMES.2004.FALL | PI 689685 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEEDLING COLOR | THE PERCENTAGE OF THE SEEDLING WITH ANY STEM OR LEAF AMARANTHINE (RED COLORING) IN A GIVEN NUMBER OF EVALUATED SEEDLINGS. THIS DISTINGUISHES THE SEEDLINGS WITH AMARANTHINE FROM GREEN AND ORANGE SEEDLINGS. SCORE WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER GERM. | 100 | 36 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 689685 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | TAXONOMIC VERACITY | Taxonomic veracity with reference to the comment in Public GRIN "observation details", or to the GRIN species determination. | TYPI - TYPICAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SPECIES | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 5 - HORIZONTAL, HALF DROOP, OR ARCH SHAPED WITH THE MIDDLE OR TERMINAL THIRD HORIZONTAL | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2019.WINTER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY | THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST. | FULL - MORE THAN 90% OF THE PLANTS MATURED A HEALTHY SEED CROP | 21 | AMARANTH.AMES.2020.FIELD | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .056 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689685 81ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .059 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689685 81ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .06 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 689685 04ncai01 SD | |