Review Article

An Overview: Distribution, Production, and Diversity of Local Landraces of Buckwheat in Nepal

Table 1

Local names of common and bitter buckwheat in Nepal.

SNType of buckwheat (local landraces)

1Common (sweet) buckwheatBitter (Tartary) buckwheat

ā€‰Bahramase, Batule, Bisam, Chhendrak, Chendrung, Ghode, Ghabre, Gulio, Jhusile, Kalo Madane, Mithe, Mithi, Ogale, Seto, Seychun, Sathiya, Seyekar, Thulo, Tote Phaper Oule, Barkhe, Bharule, Bhadre, Bhalu, Tite, Jhoumle, Chiniya, Chuchche, Dalle, Dhahasur, Dhau, Dhesu, Dhop, Ghamre, Gharelu, Gore, Jamdalo, Jhaumre, Kalo kise, Seto kise, Kamre, Khumbeli, Lekhari, Pranah, Rani tite, spangre, Tabre, Tan, Tar, Tasung, Techhung, Tensya Teta, Thou, Thinkunde tite, Tuchi, Tuchi tite Phaper