Novel Insights into Buckwheat Reproductive Biology
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 465
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Interests: plant growth parameters; stress factors; stress tolerance; developmental biology
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled 'Novel Insights into Buckwheat Reproductive Biology', aims to provide an excellent overview of the results of research carried out in recent years on the biology of flowering and the causes of low yield in Fagopyrum esculentum and F. tataricum. The cultivation of buckwheat, which belongs to the pseudo cereals, especially in Europe, has so far been marginal compared to other cereal crops. Due to the excellent chemical composition of its seeds, it is becoming increasingly important and is being promoted as a valuable element of the human diet. Unfortunately, unstable seed yield caused by sensitivity to unfavorable environmental factors makes its cultivation unprofitable. Low seed yield is caused by buckwheat's high sensitivity to many environmental stresses and, in the case of common buckwheat, by its specific floral biology. It is therefore worth analyzing how these two valuable buckwheat species can be improved through creative breeding, particularly using biotechnological methods.
Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Płażek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antioxidant properties
- biotechnological methods
- embryology
- seed chemical composition
- yield
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