Buckwheat
Production
Compliments
of MINN-DAK Growers Ltd.
CROP
DEVELOPMENT: Emerges 5 to 7 days after
planting. Begins flowering about 5 weeks after planting. Optimum
seed set period is during weeks 5 - 7 after planting. Makes many
flowers, but not all will set a seed. Wilts in hot weather, not
real drought tolerant. Matures in 75 to 90 days.
ROOTING
DEPTH: 18 - 24 inches.
SOILS:
Adapts to a wide range of soil types. Prefers medium texture
soils. Performs well on poor soils. Soils that crust easily can
cause emergence problems.
PLANTING
RATE: 45 to 60 lbs/acre, 6 or 7 inch row
spacing.
PLANTING
DATE: May 25 to June 15. Planting up to July
1 has occurred in North Dakota, but yields are reduced.
Buckwheat is not frost tolerant at any stage.
PLANTING
DEPTH: 1 to 2 inches.
FERTILITY:
Nitrogen: 49 lbs of N per 1000 lbs. of yield goal (soil plus
applied).
Phosphorous use is similar to wheat (use of starter is a good
practice).
WEED
CONTROL: No chemicals registered in U. S.
Buckwheat is usually quite competitive.
CHEMICAL
CARRYOVER: Sensitive to carryover of
treflan, atrazine, sulfonylurea products (e. g. Glean, Ally),
Tordon, Assert.
ROTATION:
Between small grains.
INSECTS:
Aphids (usually not a big problem). Grasshoppers occasionally
cause damage.
DISEASES:
Subject to Rhizoctonia root rot (not reported often).
HARVEST:
Swath when the top cluster of seeds are 75% ripe. Swath when field is damp to
reduce shatter loss. Swath immediately after a frost to reduce
shatter loss. Stores safe at 14% to 16% moisture content when
seed is clean of foreign material.
VARIETIES:
Koban and Koto
MARKET:
Used in Japan for milling into flour. Flour is used in buckwheat
(soba) noodles.
TYPICAL
YIELDS: 1000 to 1500 lbs/acre. Yields up to
2000 lbs/acre reported. Depends upon environment in a given
region.
VARIABLE
COSTS: $25.00 to $40.00/acre for seed,
fertilizer, fuel, repairs, etc.
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