籽粒苋,我国称西粘谷、千穗谷或苋菜等,是苋科苋属一年生碳(C_4)植物,具有产量和营养值高、抗逆(瘠薄、盐硷、干旱)性强、光合率高、生长快等优点。既能用作粮食、疏菜食用,又能用作畜禽饲料和花卉观赏,是一种高能作物,很多国家在发展利用。1982年中国农科院作物所从美国茹代尔研究中心引进三个品种籽粒苋,其籽粒分别为淡黄、橙黄和紫红色,前两个原产墨西哥,叫千穗谷,第三个原产巴基斯坦,叫绿穗苋,几年来在我国南北20个省 Grain amaranth, known as Xijiang Valley, Qisui Valley or amaranth, is a annual amaranth (C_4) plant with high yield and nutrient value, strong resistance to stress (barren, salinization and drought), photosynthetic rate High, fast growth and so on. Both for food, vegetables for consumption, but also for animal feed and ornamental flowers, is a high-energy crops, many countries in the development and utilization. In 1982, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Crops introduced three varieties of amaranth from American Jundair Research Center. The grains were yellowish, yellowish orange and mauve respectively. The first two native Mexico, Produced in Pakistan, called Green Amaranthus, a few years in our country 20 provinces