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Micropropagation of Allium sativum L. (Garlic)

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High-Tech and Micropropagation V

Part of the book series: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry ((AGRICULTURE,volume 39))

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Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a hardy liliaceous sterile plant, the strong-scented, pungent bulb of which is used in cookery and for medicinal purposes. Garlic is considered to have originated in central Asia and was domesticated in ancient times in Mediterranean areas (Batchvarov 1993). It is now cultivated in various countries with increasing production. The therapeutical benefits of garlic have long been known (Anonymous 1985), and anti-microbial, blood sugar-low-ering, and hypolipidemic effects have been documented (Augusti 1990). Nutritionists consider it a natural antibiotic. Active ingredients are diallyl disulfoxides (allicin) and diallyl disulfides. A potent antithrombotic agent named ajoene was purified from garlic (Block and Ahmad 1984).

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Nagakubo, T., Takaichi, M., Oeda, K. (1997). Micropropagation of Allium sativum L. (Garlic). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) High-Tech and Micropropagation V. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 39. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07774-0_1

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