Species belonging to the genus Amaranthus have been cultivated for their grains for 8,000 years.
Amaranth grain (left) and wheat (right)
Alegría, a Mexican snackfood made with amaranth grain
Amaranthus retroflexus, known as "pigweed"
Skull shapes made of amaranth and honey for Day of the Dead in Mexico
A crop is a plant or plant product harvested for human use. Crops are cultivated at scale to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other products. Crops have been central to human civilization since the firs
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Lavender field at Hartley Park Farm geograph.org.uk 1949000
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Rice terraces, Rice fields, Tirta Gangga, Bali