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The Relationship Between Bulb Yield and Allicin Concentration in Garlic Varieties

  • Binh Nguyen,
  • Bernhard Wehr,
  • Timothy O’Hare,
  • Hung Hong,
  • Neal Menzies and
  • Stephen Harper

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is used as a vegetable and medicinal plant. It is a rich source of organosulfur compounds, in particular allicin, which contributes to the flavour and health benefits. Although worldwide garlic production is increasing, dem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,943 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of the Effects of Degradable Mulching Film on the Growth, Yield and Economic Benefit of Garlic

  • Jiangping Song,
  • Huixia Jia,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Xiaohui Zhang,
  • Wenlong Yang,
  • Tingting Zhang,
  • Naijian Wang,
  • Jianqiang Yang and
  • Haiping Wang

31 December 2024

Polyethylene mulch film (PEM) is widely utilized in garlic cultivation, significantly enhancing garlic yield. However, the prolonged use of this material leads to serious environmental issues that adversely affect soil health and plant growth. To pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,002 Views
16 Pages

Effect of Oxygen Plasma on Sprout and Root Growth, Surface Morphology and Yield of Garlic

  • Matej Holc,
  • Gregor Primc,
  • Jernej Iskra,
  • Primož Titan,
  • Janez Kovač,
  • Miran Mozetič and
  • Ita Junkar

30 October 2019

Depending on the climate, garlic can be planted either in the fall or spring for a harvest in the summer, but spring planting might require the strengthening of the plant by external techniques. We have used low pressure, inductively coupled, radio f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,692 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Selenium and Garlic Extract Treatments of Seed-Addressed Lettuce Plants on Biofortification Level, Seed Productivity and Mature Plant Yield and Quality

  • Nadezhda Golubkina,
  • Viktor Kharchenko,
  • Anastasia Moldovan,
  • Marina Antoshkina,
  • Olga Ushakova,
  • Agnieszka Sękara,
  • Vasile Stoleru,
  • Otilia Cristina Murariu,
  • Alessio Vincenzo Tallarita and
  • Maura Sannino
  • + 1 author

25 April 2024

The enhancement of the plant seed yield and quality represents the basis of the successful productivity of the deriving crop. The effect of single and combined foliar treatments of lettuce plants with sodium selenate and garlic bulb extract on seed y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,113 Views
16 Pages

14 December 2023

This study aimed to explore the impact paths on soil organic carbon and crop yield of completely or partially substituting chemical N fertilizer with organic fertilizers. A four-year field experiment was conducted and included four treatments: (i) N0...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,308 Views
10 Pages

Sulfur Nutrition Affects Garlic Bulb Yield and Allicin Concentration

  • Binh Thi Nguyen,
  • Stephen M. Harper,
  • Tim J. O’Hare,
  • Neal W. Menzies and
  • Bernhard Wehr

29 September 2022

Improving bulb yield and allicin content of garlic is important in meeting fresh and pharmaceutical market demands. Garlic plants have a high demand for sulfur (S) since allicin contains S atoms. Two experiments were conducted to identify the effect...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
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Despite garlic being a crop with significant economic value, the plant has severe productivity constraints and challenges that contribute to low yield and quality. One of the main difficulties in garlic production is Fusarium basal rot (FBR) caused b...

  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,411 Views
14 Pages

Influence of Catch Crops on Yield and Chemical Composition of Winter Garlic Grown for Bunch Harvesting

  • Andrzej Sałata,
  • Gaetano Pandino,
  • Halina Buczkowska and
  • Sara Lombardo

The cultivation of catch crops left on the surface of the field in the form of mulch promotes sustainable farming practices, while protecting the biodiversity of agricultural landscape. The paper presents results of research from 2013–2016, aim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,536 Views
18 Pages

Combined Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal the Mechanisms by Which the Interaction Between Sulfur and Nitrogen Affects Garlic Yield and Quality

  • Licai Ren,
  • Xudong Pan,
  • Yang Deng,
  • Zhengkang Ge,
  • Shiyuan Li,
  • Dong Su,
  • Guoqian Zhao,
  • Hui Tang and
  • Xiangfei Wang

Nitrogen and sulfur are essential macronutrients in plant growth and development, and their interaction profoundly influences gene expression, metabolic activities, and adaptability in plants, directly affecting plant growth and yield. Garlic (Allium...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,910 Views
22 Pages

Influence of Habitat Factors on the Yield, Morphological Characteristics, and Total Phenolic/Flavonoid Content of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) in the Republic of Serbia

  • Stefan V. Gordanić,
  • Aleksandar Ž. Kostić,
  • Đorđe Moravčević,
  • Sandra Vuković,
  • Sofija Kilibarda,
  • Ana Dragumilo,
  • Željana Prijić,
  • Milan Lukić and
  • Tatjana Marković

Allium ursinum L. (Alliaceae) is a perennial geophyte known for its medicinal properties. This study examines the yield, morphological characteristics, and bioactive component composition of A. ursinum across forty-three different habitats in Serbia,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
5,371 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Yield, Biochemical Characteristics, and Elemental Composition of Garlic and Onion under Selenium Supply

  • Nadezhda Golubkina,
  • Zarema Amagova,
  • Visita Matsadze,
  • Svetlana Zamana,
  • Alessio Tallarita and
  • Gianluca Caruso

9 January 2020

Biofortification of garlic and onion plants with selenium and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation are considered beneficial for producing functional food with anticarcinogenic properties. The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inocula...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,925 Views
19 Pages

29 February 2024

This paper clarifies the farm applicability and feasibility of spreading biodegradable plastic film mulching for garlic production to ensure the green and sustainable development of the garlic industry. We set up a field trial of garlic planting with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
918 Views
17 Pages

The Effect of Foliar Spraying of Different Selenium Fertilizers on the Growth, Yield, and Quality of Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

  • Guangyang Liu,
  • Jie Ge,
  • Jide Fan,
  • Yongqiang Zhao,
  • Xinjuan Lu,
  • Canyu Liu,
  • Biwei Zhang,
  • Qingqing Yang,
  • Mengqian Li and
  • Yan Yang
  • + 2 authors

12 August 2025

This study investigated the effects of four selenium fertilizers (nano-Se, EDTA-chelated Se, organic Se, and microbial Se) at three concentrations (50, 25, and 12.5 mg·L−1) on garlic (Allium sativum L. cv. ‘Xusuan 918’) throu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
4,811 Views
20 Pages

20 August 2020

Garlic substrate could influence plant growth through affecting soil microbiome structure. The relationship mechanism between changes in soil microbial communities, disease suppression and plant development, however, remains unclear, particularly in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,970 Views
23 Pages

Monotonous cucumber double-cropping systems under plastic greenhouse vegetable cultivation (PGVC) previously intensified by long-term anthropogenic activities and manipulative treatments leads to a crop productivity reduction and soil biota disturban...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,293 Views
14 Pages

Effect of a Garlic and Citrus Extract Supplement on the Lactation Performance and Carbon Footprint of Dairy Cows under Grazing Conditions in Chile

  • Ruchita Khurana,
  • Saheed A. Salami,
  • Roberto Bergmann Poblete,
  • Angela Fischer,
  • Lisseth Aravena Cofré,
  • Viviana Bustos and
  • Bart M. Tas

4 January 2024

Two trials were conducted to evaluate the effect of a garlic and citrus extract supplement (GCE) on the milk production performance and carbon footprint of grazing dairy cows in a Chilean commercial farm. A total of 36 early- to mid-lactation and 54...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,516 Views
14 Pages

Treating Garlic Seed Cloves with Negative Temperatures Increases the Productivity of Noble Garlic in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region

  • Éric George Morais,
  • Leilson Costa Grangeiro,
  • Francisco Vilela Resende,
  • Maria Zuleide de Negreiros,
  • Renata Ramayane Torquato Oliveira,
  • Dalbert de Freitas Pereira,
  • Elidayane da Nóbrega Santos,
  • Romualdo Medeiros Cortez Costa,
  • Gabriela Carvalho Maia de Queiroz and
  • Luiz Henrique de Araujo Carmo

The treatment with low temperatures, for a certain period, stimulates the accumulation of phytohormones in garlic seed cloves, which influence the growth and development of the plants. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the effects of garlic seed clov...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,948 Views
14 Pages

Estimate the Earliest Phenophase for Garlic Mapping Using Time Series Landsat 8/9 Images

  • Yan Guo,
  • Haoming Xia,
  • Xiaoyang Zhao,
  • Longxin Qiao and
  • Yaochen Qin

8 September 2022

Garlic is the major economic crop in China. Timely and accurate identification and mapping of garlic are significant for garlic yield prediction and garlic market management. Previous studies on garlic mapping were mainly based on all observations of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
670 Views
26 Pages

4 October 2025

Soil salinity disrupts rhizosphere interactions, impairing root–microbe symbioses, nutrient uptake, and water relations in onion (Allium cepa L.) and garlic (Allium sativum L.). This study evaluated the efficacy of biofertilizers (Azotobacter c...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,762 Views
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The experiment was carried out under ACIAR-KGF project at farmers’ field of Tildanga village at Dacope Upazilla under Khulna District during rabi season of 2018–19 after harvest of previous transplanted aman rice to find out the suitable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,588 Views
12 Pages

Productivity and Quality of Garlic Produced Using Below-Zero Temperatures When Treating Seed Cloves

  • José Magno Queiroz Luz,
  • Breno Nunes Rodrigues de Azevedo,
  • Sérgio Macedo Silva,
  • Carlos Inácio Garcia de Oliveira,
  • Túlio Garcia de Oliveira,
  • Roberta Camargos de Oliveira and
  • Renata Castoldi

Garlic cultivation has increased in Brazil in recent years primarily due to the adoption of appropriate technologies, such as the use of low temperatures during the maintenance of garlic seeds to overcome dormancy. However, there is no information on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
902 Views
15 Pages

Agronomic Experiments and Analysis of Garlic Mechanization-Friendly Cultivation Patterns in China

  • Chunxia Jiang,
  • Fengwei Gu,
  • Zhengbo Zhu,
  • Zhichao Hu and
  • Qingqing Wang

1 July 2025

Given the problem that traditional garlic cultivation patterns in China have difficulty in achieving comprehensive mechanized production, an experimental investigation on mechanization-friendly cultivation agronomy was conducted. In this study, an or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,570 Views
17 Pages

Design and Simulation of a Garlic Seed Metering Mechanism

  • Huiping Guo,
  • Yazhou Cao,
  • Wenyuan Song,
  • Jiao Zhang,
  • Changlin Wang,
  • Chensi Wang,
  • Fuzeng Yang and
  • Lin Zhu

8 December 2021

According to the agronomic requirements of garlic sowing, the garlic morphology is studied and a garlic seed metering mechanism with excellent seeding performance is designed. Based on this design, a new garlic seeding machine with an adjustable-size...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,281 Views
17 Pages

Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Garlic and Oregano Essential Oil on Biomarkers of Oxidative Status, Stress and Inflammation in Postweaning Piglets

  • Jorge Rivera-Gomis,
  • Camila Peres Rubio,
  • Cristina Martínez Conesa,
  • Julio Otal Salaverri,
  • José Joaquín Cerón,
  • Damián Escribano Tortosa and
  • María José Cubero Pablo

11 November 2020

The effects of two different concentrations of micro capsuled oregano essential oil (OEO) and purple garlic powder on biomarkers of oxidative status, stress, and inflammation, as well as on average daily gain (ADG) and feed conversion ratio (FCR), we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,243 Views
10 Pages

Comparison of Alliin Recovery from Allium sativum L. Using Soxhlet Extraction and Subcritical Water Extraction

  • Ahmad Syahmi Zaini,
  • Nicky Rahmana Putra,
  • Zuhaili Idham,
  • Azrul Nurfaiz Mohd Faizal,
  • Mohd Azizi Che Yunus,
  • Hasmadi Mamat and
  • Ahmad Hazim Abdul Aziz

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an herbaceous plant and is recognised for its numerous medicinal and culinary properties, and it is used in diverse food preparations for its characteristic flavour and aroma. High alliin content increases the formation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,061 Views
13 Pages

Identifying the Garlic and Grain Mixture with the Highest Allithiamine Content

  • Chang-Dae Lee,
  • Jiheong Chae,
  • Minju Kim,
  • Minah Jang,
  • Eunju Ye,
  • Jungwook Kim and
  • Sanghyun Lee

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has been extensively studied for its therapeutic and culinary applications, owing to its sulfur-containing bioactive compounds, including allicin and its derivatives. This study identified garlic varieties with high allicin...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,727 Views
13 Pages

Enhancing Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Garlic by Puffing

  • Hye-Jung Yang,
  • Jae-Sung Shin,
  • Seon-Min Oh,
  • Ji-Eun Bae,
  • Sang-Jin Ye,
  • Hyun-Wook Choi and
  • Moo-Yeol Baik

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is well known for its numerous health benefits; however, its strong flavor and aroma may limit its consumption due to gastrointestinal discomfort. This study aimed to evaluate puffing as a novel garlic processing method and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,885 Views
23 Pages

Sulfur (S) directly influences the proper development, yield, and biological value of Allium sativum. The sulfuric forms of S are easily leached from the soil due to poor sorption. In this context, we looked at to what extent application of S and bio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,465 Views
15 Pages

Agronomic Biofortification of Garlic through Selenium and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Application

  • Fan Yang,
  • Yupeng Pan,
  • Ahmad Ali,
  • Siyu Zhang,
  • Xiaxia Li,
  • Xiaofang Qi,
  • Hongjiu Liu,
  • Huanwen Meng and
  • Zhihui Cheng

Garlic has a strong ability of selenium (Se) accumulation and is one of the best target crops for Se biofortification. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation might enhance the nutritional qualities and the absorption ability of exogenous Se i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,293 Views
21 Pages

8 May 2023

This study explains the effect of ultrasound on the extraction of the bioactive compounds from garlic (Allium sativum L.) leaf powder. The experiment was carried out by varying the ultrasound amplitude (30–60%), treatment time (5–15 min), and ethanol...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
24 Citations
9,358 Views
10 Pages

Evaluation of Pretreatments and Extraction Conditions on the Antifungal and Antioxidant Effects of Garlic (Allium sativum) Peel Extracts

  • David Fernando Carreón-Delgado,
  • Itzel Yoali Hernández-Montesinos,
  • Karla Nallely Rivera-Hernández,
  • María del Sugeyrol Villa-Ramírez,
  • Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco and
  • Carolina Ramírez-López

3 January 2023

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pretreatments and extraction conditions on the antioxidant and antifungal characteristics of garlic peel extracts. The effect of pretreatments (fermentation and steam cooking) on the yield, antifungal (Colle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,142 Views
18 Pages

Pretreatment with Chitosan Prevents Fusarium Infection and Induces the Expression of Chitinases and β-1,3-Glucanases in Garlic (Allium sativum L.)

  • Mikhail A. Filyushin,
  • Balzhima T. Shagdarova,
  • Anna V. Shchennikova,
  • Alla V. Il’ina,
  • Elena Z. Kochieva and
  • Valery P. Varlamov

Fusarium infection decreases the yield of garlic (Allium sativum L.); however, the knowledge about garlic response to fungal attack is limited. Chitosan induces plant defense response to stress conditions. Here, we analyzed the effects of chitosan wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,160 Views
14 Pages

Local Factors Impact Accuracy of Garlic Tissue Test Diagnosis

  • Leandro Hahn,
  • Léon-Étienne Parent,
  • Anderson Luiz Feltrim,
  • Danilo Eduardo Rozane,
  • Marcos Matos Ender,
  • Adriele Tassinari,
  • Amanda Veridiana Krug,
  • Álvaro Luís Pasquetti Berghetti and
  • Gustavo Brunetto

1 November 2022

The low productivity of garlic in Brazil requires more efficient nutritional management. For this, environmental and fertilization-related factors must be adjusted to a set of local conditions. Our objective was to provide an accurate diagnosis of th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,097 Views
15 Pages

12 July 2023

This study aims to develop a model for detecting heat stress in southern-type garlic using a multispectral snapshot camera. Raw snapshot images were obtained from garlic cloves during the garlic bulb enlargement period, capturing the visible (Vis) an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,094 Views
13 Pages

22 September 2023

Drought has become a serious environmental factor that affects the growth and yield of plants. Fructan, as an important storage compound in garlic, plays an important role in drought tolerance. Genomic changes in plants under drought stress clarify t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,945 Views
16 Pages

This study evaluated the elements of production, the content of bioactive compounds, and the antioxidant activity of some types of garlic: softneck—Allium sativum L. var. sativum, Rocambole—A. sativum var. ophioscorodon (Link) Döll,...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
37,483 Views
17 Pages

29 May 2024

(1) Background: The effect of garlic on glucose and lipid metabolism in humans remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of garlic on blood lipid levels and glucose levels in humans through a systematic review and me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,974 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Plastic Mulch Films on Soil Nutrient, Yields and Soil Microbiome in Three Vegetable Fields

  • Xi Shan,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Zhongliang Dai,
  • Jianbin Li,
  • Weiwei Mao,
  • Fangwei Yu,
  • Jinjun Ma,
  • Shenyun Wang and
  • Xiaoping Zeng

17 February 2022

Plastic film mulching is a common practice to increase vegetable yields. However, the effects of plastic mulch films on different vegetable fields remain largely unknown. In the current study, biodegradable mulch films (BDMs) and polyethylene mulch f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,347 Views
22 Pages

Integrated Transcriptomics and Metabolomics Analysis of the Fructan Metabolism Response to Low-Temperature Stress in Garlic

  • Haiyan Bian,
  • Qianyi Zhou,
  • Zhongping Du,
  • Guangnan Zhang,
  • Rui Han,
  • Laisheng Chen,
  • Jie Tian and
  • Yi Li

19 June 2023

As the main reserve carbohydrate in garlic, fructan contributes to garlic’s yield and quality formation. Numerous studies have shown that plant fructan metabolism induces a stress response to adverse environments. However, the transcriptional r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,500 Views
23 Pages

27 December 2019

Garlic is considered to have a strong positive effect on the growth and yield of receptors under soil cultivation conditions. However, how this positive promotion is produced by changing the growth environment of the receptors or directly acting on t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,885 Views
14 Pages

Isolation of Garlic Bioactives by Pressurized Liquid and Subcritical Water Extraction

  • Marko Krstić,
  • Nemanja Teslić,
  • Perica Bošković,
  • Darija Obradović,
  • Zoran Zeković,
  • Anita Milić and
  • Branimir Pavlić

2 January 2023

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is widely used in various food products and traditional medicine. Besides unique taste and flavour, it is well known for its chemical profile and bioactive potential. The aim of this study was to apply subcritical water ext...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,332 Views
15 Pages

Effect of Garlic Straw with Silage Corn Stalks on Hu Sheep Rumen Fermentation and Microbial Community In Vitro

  • Yangyang Shen,
  • Jianli Zhang,
  • Hongbing Gui,
  • Huili Wang,
  • Yinxia Li,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Shaoxian Cao,
  • Jifeng Zhong,
  • Yong Qian and
  • Chunhua Meng

17 December 2023

Garlic, an important economic crop, provides nutrient-rich straw. When appropriately balanced with silage corn stalks, it is a high-quality forage resource. However, studies on the impact of garlic straw with silage corn stalks on Hu sheep’s di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,482 Views
19 Pages

Using RNA-Sequencing Data to Examine Tissue-Specific Garlic Microbiomes

  • Yeonhwa Jo,
  • Chang-Gi Back,
  • Kook-Hyung Kim,
  • Hyosub Chu,
  • Jeong Hun Lee,
  • Sang Hyun Moh and
  • Won Kyong Cho

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial bulbous plant. Due to its clonal propagation, various diseases threaten the yield and quality of garlic. In this study, we conducted in silico analysis to identify microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, and viruses in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,942 Views
14 Pages

Plant Growth Regulator from the Essential Oil of Syzygium aromaticum L. for Inhibition of Secondary Growth of Garlic Cultivated under Tropical Conditions

  • Vinícius Guimarães Nasser,
  • Willian Rodrigues Macedo,
  • Frederico Garcia Pinto,
  • Junio Henrique da Silva,
  • Marcelo Coelho Sekita and
  • Geraldo Humberto Silva

Garlic cultivation in tropical regions, such as the Brazilian Cerrado, faces the problem of secondary growth in the field induced by climatic conditions, which affects bulb quality and value. Clove essential oil (CEO) contains high levels of eugenol,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,639 Views
13 Pages

28 August 2024

Garlic is an important vegetable and condiment that has good medical and health care effects. At present, the origin of Chinese garlic and its association with other types of quality are limited to the molecular marker level, and there are few report...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,358 Views
8 Pages

Identification and Characterization of a Garlic Virus E Genome in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Using High-Throughput Sequencing from India

  • Malyaj R. Prajapati,
  • Aakansha Manav,
  • Jitender Singh,
  • Pankaj Kumar,
  • Amit Kumar,
  • Ravindra Kumar,
  • Satya Prakash and
  • Virendra Kumar Baranwal

15 January 2022

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) plants exhibiting mosaics, deformation, and yellow stripes symptoms were identified in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh, India. To investigate the viruses in the garlic samples, the method of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
4,632 Views
17 Pages

Mitigation of Drought Damages by Exogenous Chitosan and Yeast Extract with Modulating the Photosynthetic Pigments, Antioxidant Defense System and Improving the Productivity of Garlic Plants

  • Khaled Abdelaal,
  • Kotb A. Attia,
  • Gniewko Niedbała,
  • Tomasz Wojciechowski,
  • Yaser Hafez,
  • Salman Alamery,
  • Talal K. Alateeq and
  • Sally A. Arafa

Garlic is an important vegetable in terms of its economic value and also as a medicinal plant. In this study, chitosan (300 mM) and yeast extract (8 g/L) were used individually or in combination to improve the yields of garlic plants under drought co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,399 Views
11 Pages

Efficient Elimination of Viruses from Garlic Using a Combination of Shoot Meristem Culture, Thermotherapy, and Chemical Treatment

  • Ashwini Prashant Benke,
  • Ram Krishna,
  • Kiran Khandagale,
  • Suresh Gawande,
  • Poonam Shelke,
  • Somnath Dukare,
  • Sweta Dhumal,
  • Major Singh and
  • Vijay Mahajan

12 January 2023

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a clonally propagated bulbous crop and can be infected by several viruses under field conditions. A virus complex reduces garlic yield and deteriorates the quality of the produce. In the present study, we aimed to elimin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,278 Views
16 Pages

Conservation Agriculture Saves Irrigation Water in the Dry Monsoon Phase in the Ethiopian Highlands

  • Sisay A. Belay,
  • Petra Schmitter,
  • Abeyou W. Worqlul,
  • Tammo S. Steenhuis,
  • Manuel R. Reyes and
  • Seifu A. Tilahun

10 October 2019

Water resources in sub-Saharan Africa are more overstressed than in many other regions of the world. Experiments on commercial farms have shown that conservation agriculture (CA) can save water and improve the soil. Nevertheless, its benefits on smal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,513 Views
14 Pages

Transcriptomic Changes Induced by Drought Stress in Hardneck Garlic during the Bolting/Bulbing Stage

  • Xiangjun Zhou,
  • Jorge Alberto Condori-Apfata,
  • Xiaoqin Liu,
  • Sandro Jhonatan Condori-Pacsi,
  • Maria Valderrama Valencia and
  • Cankui Zhang

29 January 2021

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an economically important, monocotyledonous plant with a strong taste and odor. Drought stress adversely affects its growth, development, and yield, particularly during the bolting/bulbing stage. Herein we performed RNA-...

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