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Transgenic Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

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Transgenic Crops II

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 47))

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Abstract

Chicory, a member of the Asteraceae family, is a dioecious species (2x = 2n = 18). In Europe three species are usually grown. Cichorium endivia L. and C. spinosum L. are annuals predominantly grown in southern Europe and northern Africa and consumed as salads, whereas C. intybus L. comprises annual, biennial or perennial varieties which are widespread in Europe and Asia, and have been naturalised in America, Australia and South Africa. For a long time, C. intybus was used as a medicine, or as a foodstuff by humans and cattle. Besides endive and curly endive, some other varieties with large and more or less red leaves are predominantly grown in Italy (cv. Verona, Trevisia, Chioggia), and consumed as salads as well. The varieties sativum (= Magdeburg) and Witloof are usually grown as biennials and are mainly cultivated in the Netherlands, Belgium and North of France.

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Abid, M., Huss, B., Rambour, S. (2001). Transgenic Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Transgenic Crops II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56901-2_8

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