Mutations occur as a result of alterations in DNA or during the replication/cell division
process. For agricultural development, plant breeding necessitates genetic variety of …

Garlic is cultivated worldwide for the value of its bulbs, but its cultivation is challenged by the
infertility of commercial cultivars and the accumulation of pathogens over time, which occurs …

The center of origin of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and its closest wild relative, Allium
longicuspis, is considered Central Asia. Religious writings, historical records and ancient …

Garlic, an asexually propagated crop, is the second important bulb crop after the onion and
is used as a vegetable and medicinal plant. Abundant and diverse garlic resources have …

Background Chemical mutagenesis has been successfully used for increasing genetic
diversity in crop plants. More than 800 novel mutant types of rice (Oryza sativa L.) have been …

The efforts to comprehend the ideal healthy state have invariably intrigued the minds of
people which led to evolution of several treating and healing systems being established …

Onion (Allium cepa L.), a major member of monocot family Amaryllidaceae, is an important
bulbous vegetable cropused in almost every Indian kitchen. Being cultivated since antiquity …

Garlic is an essential flavoring and health vegetable. Its bulb and bolt, as important edible
tissues, are targets to be improved in garlic breeding. AP2/ERF transcription factor plays …

Abstract Among Allium species, onion (Allium cepa L., 2 n= 2 x= 16) and garlic (Allium
sativum L, 2n= 2x= 16) are cultivated throughout the world for their culinary, medicinal and …

Alliums have an ancient history of domestication and cultivation by human beings. Onion
and garlic are the two main members of the genus Allium that possess high economic and …