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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 15:12:726875.
doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.726875. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: Amaranthus: Naturally Stress-Resistant Resources for Improved Agriculture and Human Health

Chance W Riggins  1 , Ana Paulina Barba de la Rosa  2 , Matthew W Blair  3 , Eduardo Espitia-Rangel  4
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Editorial: Amaranthus: Naturally Stress-Resistant Resources for Improved Agriculture and Human Health

Chance W Riggins et al. Front Plant Sci. .
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Keywords: amaranthus; defoliation; hypertension; orphan crops; salinity stress; whole genome sequencing.

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