籽粒苋，又名千穗谷、西黏谷、御谷等，属克科（Amaranthceae）、苋属（Amaranthus）原产中美洲和东南亚的热带及亚热带地区，分布广泛，不少国家对之进行研究，并培育出新品种，如美国茹尔代研究中心培育出优良杂交品种R104、K112、D88-1等。我国1982年从美国引进苋种子，全国 Amaranth, amaranth (Amaranthus) native to Central and South America tropical and subtropical regions, widely distributed, many countries carried out Research and cultivate new varieties, such as the United States Center for Research on behalf of the generation of excellent hybrid R104, K112, D88-1 and so on. China introduced amaranth seeds from the United States in 1982, the country