Red variety

Arun: It is a red amaranth variety developed at College of Agriculture, Vellayani (KAU). Crop duration 54-140 days. Purple coloured big leaf. Suitable for cultivation in all seasons. Harvesting can be done many times. Yield 20 t/ha.

Kannara Local: It is red coloured season bound variety of amaranth. The plant comes to flower in November-December. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Kerala.

Krishnasree: It is red amaranth variety developed at College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara (KAU). Stem red colour and leaf reddish green colour.  Can be grown in all areas. Six to eight harvests can be taken. Yield 14.8t/ha. High nutritive value and low anti-nutritional factors.

Green variety

Co-1: Released from TNAU, Coimbatore. Green type amaranth. The leaves are broad, thick and dark green in colour. High yielding variety tolerant to leaf spot disease. It yields 7­8 t/ha at 25 days after sowing.

Co-2: Released from TNAU, Coimbatore. Green type amaranth. High yielding variety tolerant to leaf spot disease. The plants are erect with moderate branching. Yield 10.75 t/ha. The crude fibre content is less (1.3%) with 19.0 mg of iron and 20.0 mg of calcium per 100g.

Co-3: Released from TNAU, Coimbatore. Green type amaranth.  Crop duration 3 months. First harvest 20 DAS. Tolerant to leaf spot disease. The leaf to stem ratio is high (2.0). The plants are erect with green nutritious leaves containing 25.2 mg per 100g of vitamin C, 1.74% crude fibre, 0.8% iron and 2.48% Ca. Yield 30.72 t/ha.

Mohini: It is a green amaranth variety developed at College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara (KAU). Crop duration 120 days. Plant height 80-90 cm. Suitable for summer season. Leaf dark green. Medium branching. Yield 13.2 t/ha.

Renusree: It is a green amaranth variety developed at College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara (KAU). Stem red colour and leaf green colour.  Can be grown in all areas. Six to eight harvests can be taken. Yield 15.5t/ha. High nutritive value and low anti-nutritional factors.