ReviewTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2018
From zero to hero: the past, present and future of grain amaranth breeding.
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- The current state of our knowledge of the domestication and evolution of the grain amaranths: a critical standpoint.Annals of botany · 2026Review
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- Grain amaranth genes coding for an RNA-binding and a small, unknown function protein, respectively, enhance thermotolerance when overexpressed inPhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2026Article
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- Genetic distances and genome wide population structure analysis of a grain amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) diversity panel using genotyping by sequencing.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Going New Places: Successful Adaptation and Genomic Integrity of Grain Amaranth in India.Evolutionary applications · 2025Article
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- Analysis of Protein Inhibitors of Trypsin in Quinoa, Amaranth and Lupine Seeds. Selection and Deep Structure-Function Characterization of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Structural characterization and physicochemical properties of grain amaranth starch.Food chemistry: X · 2024Article
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Abstract
key messageGrain amaranth is an underutilized crop with high nutritional quality from the Americas. Emerging genomic and biotechnological tools are becoming available that allow the integration of novel breeding techniques for rapid improvement of amaranth and other underutilized crops. Out of thousands of edible plants, only three cereals-maize, wheat and rice-are the major food sources for a majority of people worldwide. While these crops provide high amounts of calories, they are low in protein and other essential nutrients. The dependence on only few crops, with often narrow genetic basis, leads to a high vulnerability of modern cropping systems to the predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes. Broadening our food sources through the integration of so-called orphan crops can help to mitigate the effects of environmental change and improve qualitative food security. Thousands of traditional crops are known, but have received little attention in the last century and breeding efforts were limited. Amaranth is such an underutilized pseudocereal that is of particular interest because of its balanced amino acid and micronutrient profiles. Additionally, the C
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