'Kerala Red' ornamental amaranth

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 749-750

  Brenner, David M ^a   Makus, D J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaranthus cruentus; Bedding plant; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS;

EID: 0030800462     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.4.749     Document Type: Short Survey

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