| 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 | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| GENSTOCK | MALE STERILITY | MALE STERILITY - POLLEN IS NOT VIABLE. | LOW - SEGREGATING POPULATION LESS THAN 10% | 151 | AMARANTH.AMES.1993 | PI 643068 86ncao01 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 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 (50%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 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 (50%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 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. | XX - OTHER | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | FLOWER COLOR | FLOWER COLOR | GR - GREEN | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | MARBLED INFLORESCENCE | INFLORESCENCE ON ANY OF THE PLANTS MARBLED, SO GROUPS OF FLOWERS HAVE CONTRASTING COLORS (OCCASIONAL ON A. cruentus). | NONE - NOT PRESENT | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP | MORPHOLOGICAL GROUP, BASED ON THE RODALE RESEARCH CENTER SYSTEM. | AZTC - AZTEC Kauffman 1992 Food Reviews International 8:165-185 | | AMARANTH.RODALE.RES.CENTER | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RD - DARK AMARANTHINE, RHS RED-PURPLE 61C, OR DARKER (40%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (60%) | 45 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BR - DARK BROWN SEED COAT, RHS 175A to 200A (1%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | WH - WHITE SEED COAT, RHS ORANGE-WHITE 159A (99%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 643068 93ncai01 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. | 100 | 260 | AMARANTH.AMES.1993 | PI 643068 86ncao01 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 | 147 | AMARANTH.AMES.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | RB - ROUND, WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| 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.2008.WINTER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .08 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 643068 93ncai01 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .095 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 643068 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. | .095 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 643068 90ncei02 SD | Not Available |