| 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. | 100 | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5121 90nceo01 SD | Not Available |
| 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. | 100 | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5121 97ncai01 SD | |
| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | GN - GREEN | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| 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 (90%) | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| 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. | RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| 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. | RD - ENTIRE LAMINA AMARANTHINE (PURPLE TO PINK) (10%) | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - NO BRANCHES | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | RED - DARK AMARANTHINE, DARKER THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 62B (RED OR PURPLE) | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM) | 6 - (1 = LAX, 9 = DENSE) | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM. | NEPA - NEPAL C.S. Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185 | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (2%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5121 90nceo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5121 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (98%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5121 90nceo01 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 | 1 | AMARANTH.AMES.1993 | Ames 5121 90nceo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5121 90nceo01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5121 97ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEX TYPE | SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 12 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .054 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5121 90nceo01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .07 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5121 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .07 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5121 97ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .075 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5121 90ncei02 SD | Not Available |