period of time, from 35% to 32%. Similar low current intake values were noted by Guenther et al. (2006) and Kimmons et al. (2009) . Low intake of vegetables and fruits is not a problem unique to the United States because Food and Agricultural
understand the in vivo effect of various bioactive compounds and their mode of action. AMARANTH Amaranth is one of the few cultivated plants used both as a vegetable and cereal. Amaranth is also cultivated for their ornamental and forage value. Several
orange and red vegetables and leafy greens have been noted to contain vitamin E. Murphy et al. (1990) found that vegetables were the second largest contributor, after fats and oils, to vitamin E intake in the adult U.S. diet, representing 15.1% of the
vegetable industry are being used more widely, which increases the yield and nutritional value of products significantly ( Li and Zhou, 2013 ). Nitrogen (N) fertilization is the primary source of NO 3 for edible crops ( Donner and Kucharik, 2003 ). Usually
values for vegetable crops such as sweet corn. To be relevant, the nutrient removal values must be based on current cultural practices and production technology. Although production guides often publish values for crop nutrient removal, the original
). As such, seedling vigor assessment requires different approaches but, presumably, similar levels of standardization (at least in reporting). Much has been written about the value of seedling vigor ( Hernández-Herrera et al., 2014 ; Rebetzke et al
economic value. Dual-purpose production schemes can provide growers with greater management flexibility and can result in net benefits to the soil profile and cash flow of the grower. The objective of this experiment was to evaluate five vegetable faba
processed lotus rhizomes provide justification for domestic production of this highly valued aquatic vegetable ( Khan et al., 2008 ; Liu et al., 2005 ; Xiong et al., 2013 ; Zhuang et al., 2009 ). From 1990 to 2010, the Asian population in the United
vegetable amaranth consumption toward the improvement of human nutrition. Literature Cited Achigan-Dako, E.G. Sogbohossou, O.E.D. Maundu, P. 2014 Current knowledge on Amaranthus spp.: Research avenues for improved nutritional value and yield in leafy
NASS, 2010 ). Products in this sector include flowering annuals (ornamental plants primarily used in outdoor landscapes) and selected food-producing plants such as vegetable transplants (e.g., tomato, pepper, and squash) and herbs (e.g., basil, parsley