Nagano Prefecture, which is working on breed development to increase the yield of buckwheat, has completed a new breed that can be harvested twice a year by starting cultivation early, and will apply to the government in February. .
About 80% of buckwheat in Nagano Prefecture is sown in the summer and harvested in the fall. bottom.
For this reason, Nagano Prefecture has been developing a variety that can be sown in spring and harvested in summer, and last year completed a new variety "Kikyo No. 13".
According to the prefecture, it is possible to harvest twice a year in the summer and autumn, and the height is low, so it is difficult to knock over even in strong typhoon winds, so an increase in harvest can be expected. However, I am planning to apply for the registration of "Kikyo No. 13" as early as next month.
Hideyuki Maruyama, senior researcher at the Prefectural Vegetable and Flower Experiment Station, said, "As the price of foreign buckwheat is rising and the demand for domestic buckwheat is increasing, we expect that the new breed will lead to an increase in the yield of buckwheat." .