Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) Cultivation in India
Ganesh Kumar Koli*
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Deepak Kumar Koli
Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (110 012), India
Ravindra Kumar Meena
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Deepak Kumar
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
Kiran
Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana (125 004), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Anti-oxidative compounds, Buckwheat, Cover crop, Pseudo-cereal
Abstract
Buckwheat is a pseudo-cereal belongs to the family Polygonaceae. Buckwheat is cultivated primarily to obtain grains for human consumption. It is known to contain various anti-oxidative compounds such vitamins B1, B2, and E, and phenolic compounds. Buckwheat is normally a plant of cool, moist, temperate region. Buckwheat has higher tolerance to soil acidity than any other grain crop. Being a cover crop, it does not require extensive land preparation and can grow well on poorly tilled soil. Local cultivars Mithey, Tithey, PRB-1, VL-Ugal and Sangla B-1 are some important varieties of buckwheat. It can provide grain yield of 12-14 q ha-1.
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