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Ebook on how to grow, harvest and store onions
The Onion Family, Amaryllidaceae formerly classed in the Liliaceae and Alliaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants. Most are perennials but others like the onions are bulbous, and there are fewer which are rhizomatous. Onions are the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium and widely used cool-season vegetable crop. Its close relatives include garlic, shallot, leek, chives.
This ebook helps you understand how to grow and some useful tips and tricks for harvesting and storage. Also, different types of onions and their relatives and ways of consuming them.
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Table of contents
CHAPTER 1 SCOPE & NATURE OF THE ONION FAMILY
How Onions are Classified
Onion History
The Characteristic Oniony Flavour
The Flavour of Different Alliums
CHAPTER 2 ONIONS, SHALLOTS & SPRING ONIONS
Plant Description
Conditions for Growing Onions
Temperature and Photoperiod
Soil
Managing Soil Nutrient Levels
Bulbing and Bolting
Land Preparation
Bed Preparation
Direct Seeding
Transplanting
Irrigation
Wind Protection
Nutrient Requirements
Weed Management
Harvesting
Curing
Handling and Storage
Pests and Diseases
IPM Management
Some Onions to Try
Spring Onions (Allium cepa)
Growing Conditions
Pests and Diseases
Harvest
Storage
Spring Onion Varieties
Bunching Onions (Allium fistulosum)
Bunching Onion Varieties
Shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum)
Shallot Varieties
French Grey Shallots (Allium oschaninii)
CHAPTER 3 GARLIC (Allium sativum and Allium ophioscordon)
Background
Nutrition
Garlic Types
Plant Structure
Soil Type
Nutrient Requirements
Pests & Diseases
Cultivars
Hardneck Cultivars
Softneck Cultivars
Harvesting
Preserving & Storing
Culinary uses
Medicinal uses
CHAPTER 4 CHIVES
Growing Conditions
Pests and Diseases
Chive Varieties
Common Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
Siberian Chives (Allium nutans)
Varieties
Giant Siberian Chives (Allium ledebourianum)
Harvesting
Storage
Culinary uses
CHAPTER 4 LEEKS
Conditions for Growing
Production
Planting
Soil
Nutrient Requirements
Pests and Diseases
Harvest and Post-Harvest
Varieties
Culinary uses
Health benefits
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