new buckwheat varieties for greater sustainability
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New Buckwheat Varieties for Greater Sustainability
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Buckwheat Importance
• Exceptional crop for sustainable agriculture– Mellows soil – Releases phosphorus– Smothers weeds– Protects the soil
• Organic markets strong– Human food– Seed
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Buckwheat Importance Cover Crop Use
• Long flowering periods– Habitat for pollinators
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Buckwheat variety selection
• Variety selection limited– # of varieties and public sources
• Availability of varieties limited– Access to new varieties limited to contracts
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Project Description
• Collaborators will increase two varieties of buckwheat from Ukraine and compare their characteristics of with those of available varieties grown in North Dakota in regional trials, and make seeds and data available.
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Project ParticipantsFarmers:• Anne Ongstad, Robinson, ND-
Project Leader• Rick Mittleider, Tappen, ND• Wayne Mittleider, Tappen, ND
Researchers:• Carmen Fernholz-UMN• Pat Carr, Steve Zwinger-
NDSU• Kevin Murphy-WSU
Outreach:Frank Kutka, Theresa Podoll NPSAS/Farm Breeding Club
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Project Timeline
• 2013 – acquire seed & increase
• 2 varieties
– Field tour
• 2014 – Field tour– Variety trials
• Multiple locations
– Seed increase– Distribute seed
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Дикуль
Dee-kool
Dikul
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Девятка
Dev-YAHT-ka
Devyatka
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2013 ND increases
• Devyatka increase– Anne’s farm– 600 gms sown, June 12– Swathed, August 27– Harvested, September 3 – Increase yielded ~55 lbs
• Dikul increase– Rick’s farm– 1000 gms sown, June 12– Swathed, September 3– Increase yielded,~700gms– Hail, drought, grasshoppers
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2013 WA increases
• Kevin Murphy, plant breeder WSU– Backup increases
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2013 Field Tour
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2014 Seeding Devyatka Increase
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Devyatka seed
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2014 Dikul seed increase
• 400 gms sown – June 7
• Fast early growth
– flower July 5
• Storms throughout season– July 22, wind & rain– Sept 3, hail
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2014 Variety Trials
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2014 Field Tour
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2014 CREC Organic Variety Trial
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2014 buckwheat trials3 site average
AC Spring-field
Devyatka Horizon Koma Koto Manor2728293031323334353637
bloom
bloom
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2014 buckwheat trials3 site averageplant height
AC Spring-field
Devyatka Horizon Koma Koto Manor05
1015202530354045
inches
inches
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2014 buckwheat trials3 site average
AC Spring-field
Devyatka Horizon Koma Koto Manor42
44
46
48
tw lbs/bu
tw lbs/bu
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2014 buckwheat trials3 site average
AC Spring-field
Devyatka Horizon Koma Koto Manor0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
TKW gms
TKW gms
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2014 buckwheat trials3 site average
AC Spring-
field
Devyatka Horizon Koma Koto Manor950
1000
1050
1100
1150
1200
12501198
10591089
1037
12061174
yield lbs/ac
yield lbs/ac
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Where do we go from here?
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Whitman Ranch Buckwheat Field
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Thank You!