The use of Allium species and their extracts has been known since immemorial times due to
their health beneficial properties. It is known that functional properties of Allium genus come …

The determination and quantification of sugars is important for quality control and assurance
of horticultural produce. This review discusses analytical methods for determination of …

Heating effect on total phenol, flavonoids, antioxidant activity, and sugar content of six onion
varieties has been quantitatively investigated to explore the effect of different temperatures …

Flavonoids are an important constituent of the human diet. In recent years, they have gained
much attention due to their physiological properties, leading to an enormous increase in …

Heat and drought events often occur concurrently as a consequence of climate change and
have a severe impact on crop growth and yield. Besides, the accumulative increase in the …

This report describes the first study comparing different high pressure (HP) and thermal
treatments at intensities ranging from mild pasteurization to sterilization conditions. To allow …

Onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.) of cultivars with long-, medium-and short-storage lives, viz.
Renate, Ailsa Craig and SS1, respectively, were stored in controlled atmosphere (CA) …

A fructan that acts as an anti-influenza A virus substance was isolated from hot water extract
of the green leafy part of a Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.). The structure of the fructan …

The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of four transplanting times (1 February,
16 February, 3 March, 18 March) and three plant densities (21.2, 27.2 and 38.1 pt m− 2) on …

The non-structural dry matter content of onion bulbs consists principally of fructose, glucose,
sucrose and fructans. The objective of this study was to understand the genetic basis for the …