Edible Alliums

by Sanyat Misra, Sanjay Mishra, R L Misra

ISBN: 9789371703772
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 19990.00
Biblio : ix+442p., 24 col. fings., tbls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Sanyat Misra is presently Head, Department of Horticulture, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi. He is serving that University for the last 19 years, apart from serving NBPGR, New Delhi as Research Associate for three years. Mr. Sanjay Mishra based in Lucknow is a Computer Specialist so it is his brain which has brought out this book to this stage. He has authored two books on Computer Science: (i) Bits & Bytes of C++, and (ii) CCC-Course on Computer Concepts; and (iii) a most popular book Soilless Crop Production which has gained its popularity throughout the country. Dr. R.L. Misra served IARI, New Delhi for 40 years as Scientist and retired in May 2008 as Project Coordinator (Floriculture), and then further served IARI, New Delhi as Adjunct Faculty for 5 years in the Division of Floriculture & Landscaping.

About The Book

This book is a ready reckoner for all those who in any way are involved acquiring knowledge about vegetables, vis-à-vis their culinary and medicinal uses; to the olericulture academicians; to working scientists who are already in this field; to all those Professors who are engaged in educating the horticultural students whether at B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. levels; to all those growers who commercially or otherwise are involved in growing of any of the alliums; vis-à-vis to all those students who in any way have opted courses in vegetables.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1 1. Onion (Allium cepa L.) 35 2. Garlic (Allium sativum L.) 149 3. Broadleaf wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum L.) 245 I. Leek/Garden leek/Gourmet’s onion (A. ampeloprasum var. porrum, syn. A. porrum) II. Elephant garlic/Giant garlic/Great-headed garlic/Levant garlic (A.a. var. ampeloprasum) III. Kurrat/Egyptian/Salad leek (A.a. var. kurrat, syn. A. kurrat Schweinf. Ex K. Krause) IV. Pearl/Baby/Button onion/Creamers/Eoropean leek/Silverskin onion (A. ampeloprasum var. sectivum/A.a. ‘Pearl-Onion Group’) 4. Chives (Allium schoenoprasum L.) 279 I. Chinese chives [Allium ramosum L. (1753; 296)] II. Garlic chives [Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel (1825:38)] III. Hooker chives (Allium hookeri Thwaites) 5. Welsh Onion or Japanese Branching Onion (Allium fistulosum L.) 305 6. French Grey Shallot (Allium oschoninii O. Fedtsch.) 323 7. Persian Shallot (Allium stipitatum Regel) 329 8. Rams/Wild Garlics and Ramsons (Allium tricoccum and Allium ursinum) 337 I. Rams (Allium tricoccum Ait. 1789) II. Ramsons (Allium ursinum L.) 9. Wild Alliums With Aerial Bulbs 353 I. Sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum L.) II. Field garlic (Allium oleraceum L. 1753 not Des Moul. 1840) III. Crow garlic (Allium veneale L.) IV. Canada onion (Allium canadense L.) 10. Jimbu/Jambu/Faran and Other Similar Alliums 365 I. Allium hypsistum Stearn II. Allium negianum A. Pandey, K.M. Rai, P.K. Malav & S. Rajkumar III. Allium przewalskianum Regel IV. Allium stracheyi Baker V. Allium wallichii Kunth VI. Allium auriculatum Kunth VII. Allium carolinianum DC. in Red VIII. Allium consanguineum Kunth IX. Allium fasciculatum Rendle X. Allium humile Kunth XI. Allium oreoprasum Schrenk XII. Allium prattii C.H. Wright (Pratt onion) XIII. Allium roylei Stearn 11. Other Wild Alliums 403 I. Chinese onion (Allium chinense G. Don.) II. Cliff onion (Allium stellatum Nutt. Ex Ker Gawl.) III. Dark blue garlic (Allium cyaneum Regel) IV. Drummond’s onion (Allium drummondii Regel) V. Korean wild chive (Allium monanthum Maxim) VI. Nodding onion (Allium cernuum Roth) VII. Round-headed leek (Allium rotundum L. 1762) VIII. Snowdrop onion (Allium galanthum Kar. & Kir.) IX. Three-cornered leeak (Allium triquetrum L.) X. Twincrest onion (Allium bisceptrum S. Watson) XI. Twinleaf/Kellogg’s onion (Allium anceps Kellogg) Index 425