Buckwheat

The genus Fagopyrum unites three species: cultivated or common buckwheat, F. esculentum Moench (2n-16), Tatar buckwheat, F. tataricum, and semi-shrub buckwheat, F. suffruticosum F. Schmidt.

Buckwheat has economic value (2n-16). Tatarska occurs in cultivated crops as a malignant weed; semi-shrub is a perennial endemic plant of Sakhalin. Common buckwheat is divided into two subspecies: seed - vulgare St. and multifolium - multifolium St. Buckwheat varieties grown in Ukraine belong to the subspecies vulgare St.

Variety Antariya

The technological grade is suitable for mechanized cleaning.

Antaria is resistant to lodging, shedding, is not susceptible to damage by diseases and pests. The height of well-leafed plants is up to 100 cm.

Grain quality characteristics: grain yield - 75-76%, uniformity - 88-90%. Antaria buckwheat contains 16% protein.

Details variety

Recommended zone for cultivation: Forest-steppe, Polissia, Steppe
Direction of use: grain, food
Maturity group: mid-early
Potential productivity - 18.6-36.8 t/ha.
The duration of vegetation is 85-87 days.
Sowing rate is 65-70 kg of seeds/ha.

Variety Yelena

Suitable for cultivation in a flower-honey conveyor when sowing from the end of April to the middle of July.

The plant is compact, 75-78 cm tall. Well visited by bees.

In 2001, the yield was 49.0 centners/ha in the Steppe at the Novo-Odeska sorting plant of the Mykolaiv region.

Details variety

Recommended area for cultivation: Forest-steppe, Polyssia
Direction of use: grain, food
Maturity group: medium ripe
The variety is high-yielding
Vegetation period 80-86 days
Cereal yield 75%
Protein content 14%

Variety Dev'yatka

Included in the list of valuable varieties.

The variety is high-yielding. The maximum yield of 4.97 t/ha was obtained in 2003.

Average, growing season 83-95 days, ripens at the same time as the Dikul variety or 1-2 days later. It is characterized by a variety of colors and ripening.

It has increased resistance to early cold, high temperature and drought.

Details variety

Recommended zone for cultivation: Forest-steppe, Steppe
Direction of use: grain
Maturity group: medium ripe
Quality: valuable
Resistance to laying: high
Resistance to shedding: high
Technological and culinary qualities are high

Variety Medova

The variety is intended for use in the food industry (cereals, honey)

Resistant to lodging, with high photosynthetic potential

Medium-ripe, high-yielding, ecologically plastic

Details variety

Recommended area for cultivation: Forest-steppe, Polyssia
Direction of use: food
Creation method: self-pollination
Drought resistance: average
Resistance to shedding: high
Protein content: 14.2 - 14.8%

Variety Krupynka

The taste qualities of porridge are high. Cereal yield - 75%

The length of the growing season is 78-80 days. The height of the plants is 85-90 cm, well leafy, branchy.

The average grain yield over the years of testing was 20-25 t/ha, which is 2.0-3.0 t/ha higher than the national standard of the Ukrainka variety.

Details variety

Recommended zone for cultivation: Forest-steppe, Steppe
Direction of use: grain
Quality: valuable
Maturity group: medium ripe
Resistant to shedding
Protein content 15-16%

Variety Sumchanka

Resistant to shedding, lodging, drought resistance is high.

Classified as one of the most valuable varieties in terms of grain quality. High-yielding.

The height of the plants is 85-90 cm, they are well leafy, branchy, the inflorescence is formed by a panicle, mostly single, there are double and triple ones. The leaves are wide, the shoots have an anthocyanin color.