Discovery of the wild ancestor of common buckwheat.
Year: 1991
Type: article
Abstract: A wild ancestor of common buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum was discovered in Yongsheng-xiang in Yunnan province in China. The ancestral species differs from common buckwheat in having a fragility of premature seeds, strong seed dormancy, longer growth period and branching at lower nodes. In other respects, the two species are similar and are intercrossable. This discovery, combined with observation of the richest distribution of wild Fagopyrum species in southern China, clearly indicates that the birthplace of cultivated common buckwheat is southern China, probably Yunnan province. De Candolle's theory of 1883 should be abandoned. Odkritje divjih prednikov navadne ajde Divji predniki navadne ajde iFagopyrum esculentumi so bili odkriti v Yongsheng-xiangu, provinca Yunnan v Kitajski. Od gojene ajde se razlikujejo po tern, da odpadajo z rastlin ze nezrela semena, da so mocno dormantna, da rastline kasneje zorijo in da se razvejajo ze pri nizjih kolencih. Glede
Author: Ohmi Ohnishi
Language: English
Topic: Seed and Plant Biochemistry
Subfield: Food Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W163424312