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Starter Bulb
Starter bulbs, also known as sets, are immature bulbs used in horticulture to propagate onions (''Allium cepa An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified ...''). Because onions can take more than 5–6 months to reach maturity, many growers with shorter growing windows prefer to grow onions from starter bulbs rather than seed. Onion seeds are cultivated in the spring and the resultant bulbs are harvested in autumn. These bulbs are similar in appearance to the mature onion, but much smaller in size. The starter bulbs are stored in a cool, dark place over winter. The next spring, the starter bulbs are planted in rows, apart. Although this method ensures a larger mature onion, it is more costly. See also * List of ''Allium'' species * List of onion cultivars References Onions< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulb
In botany, a bulb is a short underground stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs during dormancy. In gardening, plants with other kinds of storage organ are also called ornamental bulbous plants or just ''bulbs''. Description The bulb's leaf bases, also known as scales, generally do not support leaves, but contain food reserves to enable the plant to survive adverse conditions. At the center of the bulb is a vegetative growing point or an unexpanded flowering shoot. The base is formed by a reduced stem, and plant growth occurs from this basal plate. Roots emerge from the underside of the base, and new stems and leaves from the upper side. Tunicate bulbs have dry, membranous outer scales that protect the continuous lamina of fleshy scales. Species in the genera ''Allium'', '' Hippeastrum'', '' Narcissus'', and ''Tulipa' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allium Cepa
An onion (''Allium cepa'' , from Latin ), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chives. The genus contains several other species variously called onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion ''Allium fistulosum'', the tree onion ''Allium'' × ''proliferum'', and the Canada onion ''Allium canadense''. The name '' wild onion'' is applied to a number of ''Allium'' species, but ''A. cepa'' is exclusively known from cultivation. Its ancestral wild original form is not known, although escapes from cultivation have become established in some regions. The onion is most frequently a biennial or a perennial plant, but is usually treated as an annual and harvested in its first growing season. The onion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Allium Species
''Allium'' is a genus with around 1000 species, making it one of the List of the largest genera of flowering plants, largest plant genera in the world.Peterson, PM, CR Annable, LH Rieseberg. 1988. Systematic relationships and nomenclatural changes in the 'Allium douglasii' complex. Systematic Botany 13:207-214. The number of accepted species in the genus ''Allium'' varies depending on the source, but as of November 2024, World Flora Online accepts 969 species, while Plants of the World Online accepts 1077 species: A B
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List Of Onion Cultivars
There are dozens of cultivars of the onion (''Allium cepa''), one of the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium'', But there are also other species cultivated as 'onions'. Many are named after the first person to breed them, or the locality they came from. Different localities often use their own common names for cultivars that are genetically almost identical. Sometimes different cultivars are known by the same common name (for example the name 'Chinese chives' could be referring to ''Allium odorum'' or ''Allium tuberosum''). This list is based on the USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ...s accepted classification. Cultivar names References {{DEFAULTSORT:Onion cultivars Lists of cultivars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
