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Current knowledge on Amaranthus spp
In the past 20 years, very little progress has been achieved in reducing food insecurity, child malnutrition and hunger in Africa. Under-nutrition and micronutrients deficiencies are widespread and affect mainly women and children. To address these problems, increased consumption of African leafy vegetables is promoted as sources of both micronutrients and bio-active compounds. Widely promoted African leafy vegetables include Amaranthus spp., a taxonomic group cultivated worldwide.
The Draft Genome and Transcriptome of Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Grain amaranths, edibleC4dicots, produce pseudo-cereals high in lysine. Lysine being one of the most limiting essentialaminoacids in cereals andC4photosynthesis beingoneof themost sought-after phenotypes in protein-rich legume crops, the genome of one of the grain amaranths is likely to play a critical role in crop research.