| 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 5124 94ncai01 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. | 95 | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5124 97ncab01 SD | |
| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | GN - GREEN | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 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 | | 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. | GN - NORMAL GREEN (100%) | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS | BRACT LENGTH IN MILLIMETERS | 5 | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - NO BRANCHES | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY | INFLORESCENCE DENSITY (IPGRI SYSTEM) | 7 - (1 = LAX, 9 = DENSE) | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE | INFLORESCENCE SHAPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | LB - LONG SIDE BRANCHES, GREATER THAN 1/4 THE INFLORESCENCE LENGTH | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 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 | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5124 94ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (100%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5124 97ncab01 SD | |
| 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. | | 29 | AMARANTH.AMES.1994 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | Ames 5124 94ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | 200 | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.2005 | Ames 5124 97ncab01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEX TYPE | SEX TYPE (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | MIX - MONECIOUS WITH MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS MIXED IN GLOMERULES | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE | TERMINAL INFLORESCENCE ATTITUDE | 1 - ERECT | 20 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | Ames 5124 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. | .05 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5124 94ncai01 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 | Ames 5124 97ncab01 SD | |
| 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 5124 97ncai01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .077 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5124 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. | .078 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5124 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. | .086 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | Ames 5124 90ncei02 SD | Not Available |