India

Curator/person in charge:

H.K. Chaudhary

Details of collection:

12 accessions of local collections of Fagopyrum esculentum, and 18 of F. tataricum, collected from dry and wet temperate zones of north western Himalayas

Maintenance of collection:

Stored at room temperature

Duplication of collection:

Duplicated in the medium-term storage at Regional Research Station, Kukumsesi - 175 142 H.P.

Availability:

No information

Quarantine:

No information

Evaluation:

High yield, early maturity, no shattering, lodging and frost tolerance and leaf spot disease resistance have high priority for evaluation

Documentation:

No information

Curator/person in charge:

Dr. B.D. Joshi

Details of collection:

316 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum, of which 262 are indigenous collections and 54 exotic collections; 60 accessions of Fagopyrum esculentum var. emerginatum, of which 57 are indigenous collections and 3 exotic collections; 197 accessions of F. tataricum, of which 138 are indigenous collections and 59 exotic collections; 25 indigenous accessions of F. tataricum var. himalianum; 3 exotic accessions of F. gigantium; and 5 accessions of indigenous F. cymosum

Maintenance of collection:

Seeds are maintained under medium-term storage with temperature of 5-10°C and 35% RH

Duplication of collection:

NBPGR, long-term genebank, New Delhi

Availability:

50 accessions of F. esculentum, 20 accessions of F. tataricum, 10 accessions of F. esculentum var. emerginatum, 5 accessions of F. tataricum var. himalianum, 1 accession of F. gigantium and 3 accessions of F. cymosum are available for exchange through Director, NBPGR, Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110012

Quarantine:

No information

Evaluation:

402 accessions were characterized and evaluated for 31 traits

Documentation:

Manual recording for passport and evaluation data