Amaranth ssp. could perhaps be one of the most important crop species for modern arable cropping due to its multiple types of use such as grain, forage and biomass (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926669017302170?via%3Dihub). In times of dramatically decreasing insect populations, especially pollinators (https://www.ipbes.net/sites/default/files/downloads/pdf/spm_deliverable_3a_pollination_20170222.pdf), it may be worth investigating the potential economic value of the plant functional trait “flower” (including both quality and quantity of “nectar”), which is strongly developed in Amaranth ssp., to facilitate the process of urgently required agricultural diversification (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-015-0285-2). Accordingly, the first good that came to my mind was honey. However, after carefully screening literature, I did not find any information on the potential use of Amaranth ssp. for honey production.
Many thanks in advance! Kind regards, Moritz
In Mexico there is interest in the process of obtaining oil or amaranth honey
There are some jobs but they are in Spanish, I hope you can use the following links in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JP1FtKkiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiLo59F8luI
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02542008
file:///C:/Users/UsuarioHP/Downloads/2189207.pdf
http://pribina.savba.sk/ugbr/tl_files/download/Zbornik%20Amaranth_ISBN.pdf
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