Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 13(2), e0702, 8 pages (2015)

been reported to have anticancer properties (Dusgupta & De, 2007). Unlike other leafy vegetables, amaranth does not require a cold climate and can be cultivated during mild summers (Singh & Whitehead, 1996). It can also grow successfully under varied soil and agro-climatic conditions (Katiyar et al., 2000; Shukla & Singh, 2000). Amaranth leaves are a rich and inexpensive source of dietary fibre, proteins, vitamins and a wide range of minerals (Prakash & Pal, 1991; Shukla et al., 2003; Routray et al., 2012; Venskutonis & Kraujalis; 2013). They serve as an alternative source of nutrition for veg-etarian people in developing countries where the bulk of the population has little access to protein-rich food. Variability, heritability and genetic association in vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.