China

Curator/person in charge:

Yang Keli

Details of collection:

2759 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum and F. tataricum, from 16 provinces in China

Maintenance of collection:

Stored at long-term conditions at -18°C and 57% RH, with 6-7% MC, and in sealed metal cans or aluminium foil bags

Duplication of collection:

Duplicated at different provincial institutes in medium-term or short-term storage

Availability:

300 accessions are available for exchange

Quarantine:

Required

Evaluation:

Evaluated for 43 botanical, morphological, quality and other characters

Documentation:

All passport data and evaluation data are computerized

Curator/person in charge:

Meng Lieqiu

Details of collection:

75 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum and F. tataricum from 9 counties in Liaoning Province.

Maintenance of collection:

No information

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Exchange with conditions

Quarantine:

Required

Evaluation:

Evaluated for 43 biological, morphological, quality and other characters

Documentation:

Recorded in manual

Curator/person in charge:

Liu Anlin

Details of collection:

289 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum, including 284 indigenous accessions and 5 exotic; 8 accessions of Fagopyrum tataricum, including 5 indigenous and 3 exotic collections

Maintenance of collection:

Stored in ordinary room and in paper bags placed in cabinet

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Partial

Quarantine:

Inspected by Plant Quarantine Station for exchange.

Evaluation:

Evaluation was made on following characters: days to maturity, plant height, plant type, stem colour, leaf colour, flower colour, grain colour, grain shape, grain weight per plant, 1000-grain mass, edge wing, node number on main stem, first branch number, resistance to lodging, and grain quality

Documentation:

Manual form and catalogue

Curator/person in charge:

Ma Junyi

Details of collection:

16 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum, 9 local accessions of F. tataricum

Maintenance of collection:

Stored at room temperature

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

No information

Quarantine:

Required

Evaluation:

Evaluated for plant height, branching, grain number per plant, grain weight per plant, stem colour, flower colour, 1000-grain mass, grain shape and plant shape

Documentation:

Recorded in manual

Curator/person in charge:

Yu Wanli

Details of collection:

Fagopyrum esculentum, 149 accessions of locally collected varieties

Maintenance of collection:

Stored at room temperature in paper bags

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Exchange partially with conditions

Quarantine:

Required

Evaluation:

Evaluated for days to emergence, first flowering date, plant height, plant shape, node number on main stem, number of primary branch and secondary branch, stem colour, leaf shape, grain number per plant, grain weight per plant, 1000-grain mass, grain shape and grain colour

Documentation:

Recorded in manual

Curator/person in charge:

Zhang Ziliang

Details of collection:

49 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum; 24 of Fagopyrum tataricum, collected from various counties of the region

Maintenance of collection:

Stored in ordinary room and sealed in aluminium cans

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Partial with conditions

Quarantine:

Inspected by Plant Quarantine Station for exchange.

Evaluation:

Evaluation was made on following characters: days to maturity, plant height, grain weight per plant, 1000-grain mass, husking rate, node number of main stem and branches on main stem

Documentation:

Manual

Curator/person in charge:

Wang Ziyu

Details of collection:

460 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum; 143 of F. tataricum and 24 wild buckwheat, from 55 counties of the province

Maintenance of collection:

Seeds are stored in cold storage at 4°C and 60% RH

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Partial

Quarantine:

Quarantine required

Evaluation:

All accessions evaluated for agronomic and morphological characters. Short duration (68 days) accessions in common buckwheat and tartary buckwheat (85 days) were identified. Accessions with 1000-grain mass up to 38.8 g and lysine content up to 16.7% have been identified

Documentation:

Recorded in manual and computerized partially

Curator/person in charge:

Chai Yan

Details of collection:

180 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum and 91 of F. tataricum from 90 counties of the province

Maintenance of collection:

Stored in ordinary room in paper bags and glass jars placed in cabinets

Duplication of collection:

Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources of CAAS, Beijing

Availability:

Exchange with conditions

Quarantine:

Inspected by Plant Quarantine Station for exchange

Evaluation:

Evaluation was made on following characters: plant height, branching number, nodes on main stem, grain shape, grain weight per plant, 1000-grain mass and yield

Documentation:

Recorded in manual