The Effect of Stimulants on Nectar Composition, Flowering, and Seed Yield of Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)

ABSTRACT: Common buckwheat is a valuable plant producing seeds containing a number of health-promoting compounds and elements. Buckwheat does not contain gluten and is characterized by an excellent composition of amino acids. This species is also a melliferous plant. Despite many advantages, the area of buckwheat cultivation is decreasing due to unstable yields. One of the reasons for low seed yield is its sensitivity to drought, high temperatures, and assimilate deficiencies. These factors have a significant impact on the nectar composition, which is important for visiting pollinators and thus for pollination. High temperature during flowering increases the degeneration of embryo sacs and embryos, which is high anyway (genetic determination) in common buckwheat. This phenomenon seems to be unbreaka

SUBMITTER: Płazek A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10454428 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature