Evolution, Domestication, and Taxonomy. Florogenesis. Genome Organization in Allium.
Exploitation of Wild Relatives for the Breeding of Cultivated Allium species Diversity, Fertility …

This chapter discusses the genus Allium spp. in terms of general characteristics; distribution,
ecology and domestication; and phylogeny and classification. The other topics covered …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Allium crop science: recent advances: Exploitation of wild relatives for the breeding of cultivated
<italic toggle='yes&# Page 1 4 Exploitation of Wild Relatives for the Breeding of Cultivated Allium …

This chapter cover topics on: origin of garlic and the history of its cultivation (garlic in Central
Asia and the Mediterranean basin; conclusions on the origin of garlic and its immediate …

Onion and garlic research in India has produced 45 open-pollinated and two F1 hybrids in
onion and approximately 25 varieties in garlic. Red onion is used for domestic consumption …

Plant tissue culture is a technique in which small tissue or organ pieces are removed from
intact plants and cultured aseptically on a nutrient medium. Most tissue culture techniques …

On a global scale, shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) is a minor alliaceous crop.
However, in South-East Asia–for example, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand–as well as in …