| GROWTH | GROWTH HABIT | GROWTH HABIT (USES THE IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - ERECT | 75 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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. | 175 | 17 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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. | 300 | 75 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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. | 330 | 20 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.JUNE14 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED ABSCISION | ABSCISION ZONES OF SEED HOLDING UTRICLES AT MATURITY. | TE - UTRICLE ABCISES WITH TEPALS, THEN SPLITS AT THE EQUATOR | 100 | AMARANTH.AMES.1993 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | RB - RED OR DARKER BASE BUT GREEN STEM (100%) | | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE | 75 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%) | 38 | AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTER | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | ADULT STEM COLOR | ADULT STEM COLOR | ST - AMARANTHINE STRIPES ON STEM, CAN HAVE PINK OR RED BASE (100%) | | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.JUNE14 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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 (100%) | 38 | AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTER | PI 500249 88ncai03 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 (100%) | 20 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.JUNE14 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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 (100%) | 17 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | BRANCHING INDEX | BRANCHING INDEX (USES IPGRI SYSTEM) | 1 - NO BRANCHES | 75 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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 | 38 | AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTER | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | GN - GREEN (100%) | 17 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C | 75 | AMARANTH.AMES.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION | PETIOLE PIGMENTATION (MODIFIED IPGRI SYSTEM) | RN - AMARANTHINE, IF ANY IS PRESENT AND LESS INTENSE THAN RHS RED-PURPLE 61C (100%) | 38 | AMARANTH.AMES.2010.WINTER | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED COLOR | SEED COLOR frequency | BE - BROWN EDGES WITH BLACK SIDES (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 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 | 500 | AMARANTH.AMES.1993 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | SEED SHAPE | SEED SHAPE | EB - ELLIPSOID OR OVOID WITH ROUNDED BULGING PERISPERM (100%) | | AMARANTH.AMES.SEED.1997 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY | THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST. | LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY | 20 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.JUNE14 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | ADAPTATION FOR SEED MATURITY | THE SEED MATURITY BEFORE FROST. | LATE - NO PLANTS MATURED SEED, THOUGH THE PLANTS WERE HEALTHY | 17 | AMA.AMES.2013.FIELD.D.PLANTED.AUG1 | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .04 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 500249 86ncpo01 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | HUNDRED SEED WEIGHT | THE WEIGHT IN GRAMS OF 100 SEEDS. TAKEN FROM THE HUNDRED SEED WEIGHTS IN THE GRIN INVENTORY. | .04 | | NC7.INVENTORY.BRENNER | PI 500249 88ncai03 SD | |