Abstract
The edible Allium sp. are believed to be native to Asia, originating in Iran, Pakistan, and Russia. They are monocotyledonous flowering plants that are either biennials such as bulb onion (A. cepa) and leeks (A. ampeloprasum and A. porrum), or perennials such as chive (A. schoenoprasum) and garlic (A. sativum). Most are seed-bearing cross-pollinated plants, the main exception being garlic, which rarely flowers, and whose flowers are generally sterile. Bulb onion is the third most grown vegetable in world production (Rabinowitch and Brewster 1990).
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Hansen, E.E., Hubstenberger, J.F., Phillips, G.C. (1996). Regeneration of Plantlets from Protoplasts of Allium cepa (Onion). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering VII. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 38. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09368-9_1
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