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Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

Summer-quick non-legume; flowers in 30 days, biomass in 60. Mobilises soil phosphorus and competes with weeds — fits the gap between an early-harvested cereal and an autumn cover.

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
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Harvest cycle

1 yr

Perennial lifespan

0 yr

Agronomy + economics

Nitrogen input

10 kg N/ha/yr

Water demand

moderate

Rotation compatibility