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@INPROCEEDINGS{Wolters:1038910,
      author       = {Wolters, Beverley and Wiese-Klinkenberg, Anika and Rascher,
                      Uwe and Nagel, Kerstin and Junker-Frohn, Laura},
      title        = {{E}xploring buckwheat as a crop for marginal soils - root
                      development under nitrogen deficiency},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2025-01718},
      year         = {2025},
      note         = {This work is part of the new project BIMOTEC –
                      Optimierung von Buchweizen durch moderne Züchtungsmethoden
                      zur Produktion von Nahrungsmitteln und Wertschöpfung
                      biobasierter Rohstoffe, which is funded by BMBF in the
                      framework of "Modern breeding research for climate- and
                      site-adapted crops of tomorrow", FKZ: 031B1542A},
      abstract     = {Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum MOENCH), a globally
                      grown pseudocereal, is currently hardly cultivated in
                      Germany and merely used as a cover crop. However,
                      buckwheat’s market share is increasing, because of its
                      health-promoting properties. Additionally, buckwheat is of
                      interest to diversify crop rotation in response to global
                      warming. Due to a high content of secondary metabolites,
                      buckwheat leaf biomass might serve as a valuable source of
                      pharmaceutically interesting phytochemicals. The project
                      BIMOTEC aims to establish buckwheat as a dual-use crop in
                      Germany, exploiting both buckwheat grains for food
                      production and residual biomass for the extraction of
                      valuable phytochemicals, like rutin. This utilization of
                      residual biomass is intended to enhance resource use
                      efficiency and sustainability of buckwheat cultivation,
                      contributing to meet the German government’s bioeconomy
                      strategy. Additionally, given buckwheat’s capacity to
                      thrive in marginal soils, it holds potential for soil
                      recultivation. Plant performance under inadequate
                      environmental conditions, like low nutrient availability,
                      largely relies on their root architectural traits, which
                      have hardly been studied in buckwheat. As part of the
                      BIMOTEC project, favorable root traits and suitable
                      buckwheat genotypes will be identified by automated
                      high-throughput plant phenotyping with the novel
                      GrowScreen-Rhizo III phenotyping facility. By growing plants
                      in flat soil-filled rhizotron pots with a translucent side
                      plate, the root system can be regularly imaged to quantify
                      root growth. In an initial pilot experiment, buckwheat was
                      grown in rhizotrons under control and nitrogen-deficient
                      conditions to detect root architectural dynamics in response
                      to low nitrogen availability. The results of this study will
                      be used to determine suitable conditions for further
                      phenotyping trials with 60 buckwheat genotypes. By
                      unraveling the normally inaccessible root system of
                      buckwheat, BIMOTEC intends to unlock its potential to
                      contribute to bioeconomy.},
      month         = {Jan},
      date          = {2025-01-27},
      organization  = {8. Internationales BioSC Symposium
                       "Bioeconomy and sustainability –
                       Opportunities, expectations,
                       responsibilities", Bonn (Germany), 27
                       Jan 2025 - 28 Jan 2025},
      subtyp        = {After Call},
      cin          = {IBG-2},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
      pnm          = {2171 - Biological and environmental resources for
                      sustainable use (POF4-217)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2171},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1038910},
}