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ECOBREED: Diversity of buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) genetic resources

  • 1. Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana
  • 2. Crop Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

Description

Buckwheat is a pseudo-cereal and a traditional crop that can be grown successfully and sustainably even on poorer soils. In the past, buckwheat saved many people in Slovenia from hunger and gave bread to many small farms, as evidenced by the records of natural historian and polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor from the 17th century. This publication contains a complex description of buckwheat genetic resources from different gene banks and geographical areas of origin identified within the Horizon 2020 project ECOBREED. Different plant descriptors were used to evaluate the collection of genetic resources of common (Fagopyrum esculentum) and Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum). Using predefined descriptors (IPGRI, UPOV) for Fagopyrum spp. and photographic material, a total of 239 genetic resources of buckwheat were characterized and described for the first time. The book is aimed at a wide range of interested readers, from farmers and students to breeders and researchers, who can familiarise themselves with the collected heritage of buckwheat preserved in European gene banks for future generations. The publication is dedicated to all those who have been or are working in the field of plant genetic resources to preserve them for posterity and thus ensure the preservation of natural and cultural heritage both in Slovenia and worldwide.

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European Commission
ECOBREED – Increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of organic crop breeding 771367