Amaranth Mchicha Dodo
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| Crop Remark: | Highly vigorous and nutritive indigenous Amaranth with broad and medium long leaves ideal for commercial market and domestic use. Adapted to wide range of soils and ecological zones. Tolerant to pests and drought |
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| Mode of pollination: | Open Pollinated |
| Growing areas: |
Low to high attitudes |
| Seed rate/acre: |
1000 g |
| Approx. seeds/gm: |
500 seeds |
| Spacing: |
10 cm x 40 cm |
| Plant growth habit: |
Upright with medium branching |
| Maturity: |
35 - 60 days after planting |
| Plant height: |
Intermediate (up to 2m long) |
| Leaf category: |
Broad and long leaves |
| Leaf shape: |
Elliptic with acute angled tips |
| Leaf colour: |
Dark green |
| Leaf flavour: | No bitterness |
| Average foliage per plant: | 3 - 5 kg |
| Harvesting period: | 3 - 5 months |
| Yield potential: |
7.5 - 12.5 tons / acre |
| Diseases: | Resistance to Alternaria leaf spot leaf blight diseases and Root Knot nematodes |
| Usage: | Served as a vegetable when cooked in many dishes especially Ugali |
| Fruit flesh: | Rich in vitamins E and K important for blood clotting, minerals such as Iron Potassium and Calcium, antioxidants ideal for healthy meal |
| Yield potential |
Average 40 - 45 tons / acre |
| Usage: | Used in many culinary dishes such as soups and stew |
| Health benefits: |
Rich in vitamins E and K important for blood clotting, minerals such as Iron Potassium and Calcium, antioxidants ideal for healthy meal |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo (5 g), 10 g, 25 g, 50 g, 100 g, 250 g, 500g |