Evaluation location: Iowa, United States
Observations from the summer of 2020, by David Brenner. Most of the images were taken by Sam Flomo. The Amaranth field was direct seeded on June 2, 2020 in the NW corner of field E. Establishment was weak so most rows were re-planted, in the same furrows June 16, 2020. There was a very strong derecho wind storm on August 10 that blew over many plants, and surprisingly spared others. Because of the wind-caused lodging and the two planting dates, tallness measurements were often taken from a tangle of fallen and un-uniform plants so the measurements are less reliable than typical. Rows were 19.5 ft long, on 5 ft centers, with 7.5 ft alleys.