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  • Agricultural Science
  • Plant Biology
  • Nutraceuticals

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  • Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) is an underutilized, resilient crop from the North Western Himalayas, valued for its nutritional and therapeutic properties.
  • It is unique among grain crops for containing rutin, a metabolite with significant nutraceutical potential.
  • Buckwheat's stress tolerance and short life cycle make it a candidate for a model crop plant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the food and nutritional significance of buckwheat.
  • To explore available omics resources (genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics) for buckwheat.
  • To outline how integrated breeding and omics platforms can enhance buckwheat cultivation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of buckwheat's nutritional value, omics resources, and breeding potential.
  • Analysis of current limitations in buckwheat genetic resources and research.
  • Synthesis of omics approaches for understanding buckwheat biology and trait improvement.

Main Results:

  • Buckwheat offers substantial nutritional security and therapeutic benefits.
  • Limited omics resources currently hinder crop improvement efforts.
  • Genome sequences are publicly available, aiding gene identification.

Conclusions:

  • An integrated breeding and omics platform is essential for buckwheat improvement.
  • This approach will facilitate the development of commercially viable, high-yielding, nutrient-rich buckwheat cultivars.
  • Further research into the molecular basis of economically important traits is needed.