Keskitalo, Marjo; Ketoja, Elise; Kontturi, Markku; Mäki, Maarit; Pihlava, Juha-Matti; Rantamäki, Pirjo and Tupasela, Tuomo (2007) Buckwheat - an old crop with new health prospects. Beneficial health substances from berries and minor crops - How to increase their concentration in cultivated species, eliminate losses in processing and enhance dietary use : NJF seminar 399, Piikkiö, Finland, 14-15 March 2007. In: NJF Report, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists, 3 (1), pp. 23-26.
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Summary
Interest in buckwheat has incresed due to it being a valuable raw material for functional food production. It has been reported to have general beneficial effects on health.
Buckwheat competes well with weeds and suffers little from other pests. This may be because buckwheat contains allelopathic compounds and its cultivation was observed to reduce weed biomass. Its soil nutritional requirements are low.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. (Paper) |
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| Keywords: | buckwheat, cultivation, health |
| Subjects: | Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health |
| Research affiliation: | Finland > MTT Agrifood Research |
| Related Links: | http://www.njf.nu/filebank/files/20070409$210108$fil$3BGHMDxHaPL0C49DUdoA.pdf |
| Deposited By: | Koistinen, Riitta |
| ID Code: | 15996 |
| Deposited On: | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2009 16:43 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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