Effects of soil types and fertilizers on growth, yield, and quality of edible Amaranthus tricolor lines in Okinawa, Japan

Soil types and fertilizer regimes were evaluated on growth, yield, and quality of Amaranthus tricolor lines, IB (India Bengal), TW (Taiwan), BB (Bangladesh B), and BC (Bangladesh C) in developing management practices in Okinawa. Growth and yield of all amaranth lines were higher in gray soil (pH 8.4...

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Main Authors: Masanobu Ohshiro, Md. Amzad Hossain, Ichiro Nakamura, Hikaru Akamine, Masanobu Tamaki, Prasanta Chitta Bhowmik, Akihiro Nose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Plant Production Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1343943X.2015.1128087