東亞細亞 메밀 遺傳資源 現況-1991

Status of buckwheat genetic resources in East Asia-1991

Buckwheat is a very important food crop and belongs to the polygonaceae family. The diversity of buckwheat genetic resources is centered in East Asia. Thus the IBPGR workshop on buckwheat genetic resources in East Asia was held at the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, 18~20 September, 1991. The participants to the workshop and the representatives from China, India, Japan, DPR Korea, Republic of Korea, Mongolia and Nepal presented the 1991 status of buckwheat genetic resources in their countries. The specific objectives of the 1991 workshop were to exchange information on collection, characterization, documentation, conservation, evaluation and utilization of buckwheat genetic resources in East Asia and neighbouring areas, and to discuss possibilities to enhance cooperation among national programmes in East Asia. And the long term objective of the workshop was to promote international cooperation and collaboration among buckwheat genetic resources scientists and institutions. The current status of buckwheat genetic resources in East Asian countries was outlined in this paper.