Garlic is cultivated worldwide for the value of its bulbs, but its cultivation is challenged by the
infertility of commercial cultivars and the accumulation of pathogens over time, which occurs …

Garlic, which was originally used medicinally, has become increasingly ubiquitous as a
culinary ingredient in recent years. However, its popularity in British cooking has risen and …

The propagation of cultivated garlic relies on vegetative cloves, thus flowers become non-
essential for reproduction in this species, driving the evolution of reproductive feature …

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a compelling horticultural crop with high culinary and therapeutic
values. Commercial garlic varieties are male-sterile and propagated asexually from …

Garlic lost its ability to produce true seeds millennia ago, and today non-fertile commercial
cultivars are propagated only vegetatively. Garlic viruses are commonly carried over from …

Commercial cultivars of garlic are sterile, and therefore efficient breeding of this crop is
impossible. Recent restoration of garlic fertility has opened new options for seed production …

Garlic cultivars are predominantly characterized by their sterility and reliance on asexual
reproduction, which have traditionally prevented the use of hybrid breeding for cultivar …

Background: garlic reproduces mainly through clove planting, as sexual reproduction via
seeds is uncommon. Growers encounter challenges with pathogens due to the larger size …

Garlic, originating in the mountains of Central Asia, has undergone domestication and
subsequent widespread introduction to diverse regions. Human selection for adaptation to …

Global food production is challenged by plant pathogens that cause significant crop losses.
Fungi, bacteria, and viruses have long threatened sustainable and profitable agriculture …