Allium is a genus of some 500 species belonging to the family Liliaceae. However, only a
few of these are important as food plants, notably, onion, garlic, chive, leek, and rakkyo …

Allium is a genus of some 500 species belonging to the family Liliaceae. However, only a
few of these are important as food plants, notably onion, garlic, chive, leek, and rakkyo. Such …

Allium is a genus of some 500 species belonging to the family Liliaceae. However only a few
of these are important as food plants, notably onion, garlic, chive, leek, and rakkyo. Such …

The constitution of Allium species has been the subject of many publications. Allium cepa
L.(onion) is un-doubtedly themost important representative because of its very strong and …

Originally published in 1990, Onions and Allied Crops, is a comprehensive account of the
edible allium, examined across three volumes. The collection examines the major economic …

Practical growers will find this book a useful guide to the more than 200 Allium species
suitable for the garden. There are chapters on alliums in history, edible alliums, botanical …

Garlic, Allium sativum, is broadly used around the world for its numerous culinary and
medicinal uses. Wild garlic, Allium vineale, has been used as a substitute for garlic, both in …

Allium fistulosum L. has many common names. The name “Welsh onion” is not related to
Wales, but derives from the German welsche, meaning foreign. This was probably applied …

The primary centre of origin of onion and garlic is central Asia and of the leek the Near East
and Mediterranean. The Near East is a secondary centre for onion and the Mediterranean a …

Relates the production and utilization of onions and other vegetable allium crops to the
many aspects of plant science underpinning their production and storage technologies. This …