Pear is one of the most widely grown fruit species across the world, but of all varieties, the best and most appreciated is for sure Williams pear or Bartlett pear as better known in the West. Those choosy worldwide have been enchanted over decades and centuries by its generous, exuberant and extraordinarily pleasing aroma. Bartlett pear’s qualities are probably best expressed through its far and wide famous, delicious, of the same name, pear brandy.

The effect of buckwheat seed storage duration on major indices of the quality was analyzed. Seed collected in 1996 and stored for 30 days (analyzed in 1996), seed stored for one year (analyzed in 1997), seed stored for two years (analyzed in 1998), seed stored for three years (analyzed in 1999) seed stored for four years (analyzed in 2000), seed stored for five years (analyzed in 2001) and seed stored for six years (analyzed in 2002) were investigated. The results of investigation have shown that seed stored up to two years had preserved its good production traits.