Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel): a home garden species or a commercial crop in India

Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) is a less known cultivated vegetable in western and eastern Himalayan regions of India. This species is reported here for its potential for commercialization to supplement the onion and garlic production in different parts of India especially und...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Genetic resources and crop evolution 2014-10, Vol.61 (7), p.1433-1440
Hauptverfasser:	Pandey, Anjula, Pradheep, K, Gupta, Rita
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptability Agriculture Allium cepa Allium sativum Allium tuberosum Biomedical and Life Sciences chives Climatic conditions climatic factors Commercialization conservation programs Garlic home gardens Life Sciences Notes on Neglected and Underutilized Crops Plant Genetics and Genomics Plant Physiology Plant Sciences Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Species vegetable crops vegetable growing
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Zusammenfassung:	Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum Rottler ex Sprengel) is a less known cultivated vegetable in western and eastern Himalayan regions of India. This species is reported here for its potential for commercialization to supplement the onion and garlic production in different parts of India especially under the present unpredictable climatic conditions. Due to multipurpose use and wider adaptability of the species future thrust is laid on collection and conservation programmes in India.
ISSN:	0925-9864 1573-5109
DOI:	10.1007/s10722-014-0144-z