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Amaranth — Fertilization

Metadata research draftEvidence limits

⚠️ Status: drafted from the literature survey. Values Unknown until source notes/full text.

Nitrogen

Section titled “Nitrogen”
  • N strongly affects both vegetable and grain amaranth yield/quality (candidate 10.21273/hortsci.25.9.1078). Rate and timing Unknown; over-N may delay maturity/lodging. N × plant-density interactions relevant.

Phosphorus / potassium

Section titled “Phosphorus / potassium”
  • NPK × poultry-manure study on three Amaranthus (candidate 10.1155/2014/828750) — P/K rates Unknown for grain types.

Organic amendments

Section titled “Organic amendments”
  • Responsive to compost / manure (candidate 10.1016/s0304-4238(01)00305-3 maize-stover compost × N). Organic amendments favored at small scale — rates Unknown.

Microbial / biofertilizers

Section titled “Microbial / biofertilizers”
  • Burkholderia growth-promoting bacteria increased grain-amaranth yield in one study (candidate 10.1371/journal.pone.0088094) — noteworthy, corroboration Unknown.

Micronutrients

Section titled “Micronutrients”
  • Deficiencies/requirements Unknown for grain amaranth.

Soil testing

Section titled “Soil testing”
  • Recommended analyses before sowing Unknown; the crop tolerates a wide fertility range.

Structured-data impact

Section titled “Structured-data impact”
  • Feeds fertility (N/P/K/organic) of data/crops/amaranth.yaml.