1. Variazioni cariologiche e chimiche in Allium sativum L
- Author
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Sara Ferri, Mario Pieri, and Giuseppe Franchi
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clone (Java method) ,Botany ,food and beverages ,Plant Science ,Biology ,Allium sativum ,Chemical composition ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Qualitative composition ,Sexual reproduction - Abstract
Karyological and chemical variations in Allium sativum L. — Results about a research on the karyotypes of three Italian strains of Allium sativum are reported. The lack of sexual reproduction in Allium sativum favours the formation of strains regarded as clones; each of them represents an isolated genetic system. The anatomy and the chemical composition of the essence was studied to improve the understanding of the variations in the different strains comprised in this species. Two of the clones examined (Tuscan and Sicilian) belong to U type and one (Piedmontese) to the H type, according to Hrubý and Konvicka's classification based on the morpho-physiological characters. In this study evidence shows that: a) The three clones do not present anatomical differences. b) The morpho-physiological characters are strictly correlated with the chemical composition of the essence; in fact the gas-chromatographic study of the two U type clone essences shows the same qualitative composition, each chemical com...
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- 1976