Allium Crop Science: Recent Advances (Hardcover)

by H. D. Rabinowitch (Author), L. Currah (Author) "The taxonomic position of Allium and related genera has long been a matter of controversy..." (more)
Key Phrases: Acta Horticulturae, New York, Boca Raton (more...)

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The Alliums are some of the most ancient cultivated crops and include onions, garlic, leeks and other related plants. This book provides an up-to-date review of Allium science for postgraduates and researchers. It contains commissioned chapters on topics that have shown major advances particularly in the last ten years such as molecular biology, floriculture and biofertilizers.

About the Author
H. D. Rabinowitch, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Services, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: CABI; 1 edition (September 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851995101
• ISBN-13: 978-0851995106
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,047,917 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Complete Text Available On the Topic of Alliums, February 26, 2009

By	J. Canestrino (Lodi, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well, as the first person to review the book, I feel obligated to do a good job. Yes the book is expensive, see if you can find a used copy. The two editors are well regarded in the industry and have each contributed greatly. There are 19 chapters covering everything from origins and taxonomy, to genetic transformation to onion plant pathology to a section on ornamental alliums. Each chapter has its own author or team of authors including: Currah, Rabinowitch, MJ Havey, Colin Eady, C Kik, WM Randle and many others. This is easily the most complete and comprehensive book on alliums you can place in your reference library in the botany section. Add a copy of J Brewster's Onions and Other Vegetbale Alliums and a copy of the long out of print Onions and Their Allies: Botany, Cultivation and Utilization by HA Jones and LK Mann (if you can find one) and your onion library will be about as complete as you need it to be.