Buckwheat in The Land of Everest
Publisher: HICAST, Kathmandu
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Kathmandu, Nepal
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 132
Description: This monograph is the first book of its kind written on buckwheat and
published in Nepal being primarily based on the author's original research
and observations as well as relevant scientific information available in the
literature.
This book consists of seven chapters. The first chapter presents some
insights on the role and scope of buckwheat in reducing hunger, and
improving livelihoods and national economy. Attempt has also been made
there to highlight buckwheat research works conducted in Nepal. The
second chapter is devoted for the botanical peculiarities including origin,
taxonomy and distribution. Description of the species and forms of
buckwheat prevalent in Nepal is also included in that chapter. The third
chapter deals with the biological characteristics of Nepali buckwheat, while
the fourth chapter presents information about agro-ecological peculiarities
of common buckwheat. The fifth chapter presents new information about
eco-physiology of Nepali buckwheat in relation to altitude and crop
geometry; and the sixth chapter presents a comprehensive scientific
information about yield formation in common buckwheat in relation to
genotype and environment. The last one, i.e. seventh chapter, presents
technical information about buckwheat production technology with special
reference to Nepal.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: List of Tables							5; title: List of Figures							6; title: Acknowledgement 							8; title: Preface								9; title: 1. 	Introduction						11; title: 1.1.	Uses and scope of buckwheat				                13; title: 1.2.	Research works on buckwheat in Nepal			                18; title: 2.	Origin, taxonomy and distribution 				22; title: 2.1.	Origin							22; title: 2.2.	Taxonomy 						23; title: 2.3.	Species and forms of buckwheat prevalent in Nepal		24; title: 2.4.	Distribution 						30; title: 3.	Biological characteristics 					33; title: 3.1.	Morphology 						33; title: 3.2.	Karyology 						36; title: 3.3.	Fertilization and breeding					37; title: 3.4.	Phenology						40; title: 3.5.	Bio-morphological characteristics of Nepali; title: buckwheat species and ecotypes				               44; title: 3.6.	Dynamics of chlorophyll formation and variation in; title: Nepali buckwheat biotypes				                                49; title: 3.7.	Dynamics of growth and partitioning of assimilates; title: in common buckwheat					                54; title: 3.8.	Regeneration of plantlets via calli obtained from leaf; title: and stem explants 					                 56; title: 3.9.	Biochemical composition of Nepali buckwheat		                59; title: 4.	Agro-ecology 						62; title: 4.1	Response to climatic and edaphic conditions			62; title: 4.2	Resistance of Nepali buckwheat to lodging			65; title: 4.3	Cold tolerance of Nepali buckwheat			                67; title: 4.4	Susceptibility of Nepali buckwheat to pests			69; title: 5.	Eco-physiology 						70; title: 5.1	Photosynthetic efficiency of leaf canopies in different; title: altitudes							                70; title: 5.2	Leaf area index and interception of PAR in; title: buckwheat genotypes as influenced by crop geometry		73; title: 6.	Yield formation 						77; title: 6.1.	Variations of and correlations among yield; title: attributing traits						                 77; title: 6.2.	Phenotypic and genotypic correlation among; title: the yield attributing traits					                82; title: 6.3.	Variability and heritability of yield attributing; title: traits							               85; title: 6.4.	Yield formation of buckwheat genotypes in different; title: altitudes in response to different crop geometry		              88; title: 6.5.	Yield formation of buckwheat ecotypes in response; title: to different dates of sowing				                               93; title: 6.6.	Yield formation of buckwheat genotypes in response; title: to different levels of N2 and P2O5 				              93; title: 6.7.	Effect of Honeybee pollination on yield formation	                             104; title: 7.	Agro-techniques 					            106; title: 7.1.	Crop rotation and cropping patterns			             106; title: 7.2.	Field preparation	  				             107; title: 7.3.	Manure and fertilizers				             108; title: 7.4.	Seed and sowing					             108; title: 7.5.	Intercultural operations and irrigation		                            109; title: 7.6.	Pest management					             110; title: 7.7.	Harvesting, yield and storage 			                             110; title: 7.8.	Marketing 					             112; title: Bibliography						            114; title: Index 							            129