Buckwheat: Forgotten Crop for the Future: Issues and Challenges

Buckwheat: Forgotten Crop for the Future is a comprehensive guide to this globally important crop, covering its history, origin, and importance to the functional food sector. It discusses the crop's abiotic stress tolerance properties, varietal adaptations, and research directions. The book is an ideal resource for researchers and advanced-level students seeking to better understand the buckwheat crop.

Format: Hardback
Length: 110 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buckwheat, often overlooked but with immense potential, emerges as a crop of the future. This comprehensive guide delves into the origins, history, and significance of buckwheat, highlighting its role in the functional food sector. With its short growth span, adaptability to higher altitudes, and superior protein quality, buckwheat is recognized as a vital crop for meeting global food demands. The book offers up-to-date insights into the crop's abiotic stress tolerance properties, including its remarkable hyperaccumulating ability. It explores the challenges and barriers faced in adopting buckwheat and provides strategies to overcome them. It also showcases diverse varietal adaptations and guides readers toward appropriate research directions. Whether you're a researcher or an advanced-level student seeking a deeper understanding of buckwheat, this book serves as an invaluable resource.

Weight: 342g
Dimension: 157 x 236 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367543884