A comprehensive review on bioactive compounds, health benefits, and potential food applications of onion (Allium cepa L.) skin waste

F Stoica, RN Rațu, ID Veleșcu, N Stănciuc… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background By-products of agricultural waste are now utilized in the food industry rather
than being thrown away. Onion is a spicy vegetable that is an everyday ingredient in most …

Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of Allium cepa L.: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity and Related Comorbidities

M Marrelli, V Amodeo, G Statti, F Conforti - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Common onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants, utilized worldwide as
both vegetable and flavouring. This species is known to contain sulphur amino acids …

An evaluation for the standardization of the Allium cepa test as cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assay

E Bonciu, P Firbas, CS Fontanetti, J Wusheng… - Caryologia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A general report on the use of the Allium test as cytotoxicological and
genotoxicological assay is proposed, with particular emphasis about the standardization of …

A tool for the analysis of chromosomes: KaryoType

F Altınordu, L Peruzzi, Y Yu, X He - Taxon, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The software KaryoType, an improved and completely renewed version of the previously
existing NucType, was developed for plant chromosomes. The primary function of the …

Polyploidy promotes species diversification of Allium through ecological shifts

TS Han, QJ Zheng, RE Onstein… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the role of polyploidy in multiple evolutionary processes, its impact on plant
diversification remains controversial. An increased polyploid frequency may facilitate …

Insights into phylogeny, age and evolution of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) based on the whole plastome sequences

DF Xie, JB Tan, Y Yu, LJ Gui, DM Su, SD Zhou… - Annals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The genus Allium L., one of the largest monocotyledonous
genera and one that includes many economically important crops with nutritional and …

Intricate Distribution Patterns of Six Cytotypes of Allium oleraceum at a Continental Scale: Niche Expansion and Innovation Followed by Niche Contraction With …

M Duchoslav, M Jandová, L Kobrlová… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The establishment and success of polyploids are thought to often be facilitated by ecological
niche differentiation from diploids. Unfortunately, most studies compared diploids and …

Complete chloroplast genomes shed light on phylogenetic relationships, divergence time, and biogeography of Allioideae (Amaryllidaceae)

J Namgung, HDK Do, C Kim, HJ Choi, JH Kim - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Allioideae includes economically important bulb crops such as garlic, onion, leeks, and
some ornamental plants in Amaryllidaceae. Here, we reported the complete chloroplast …

[HTML][HTML] Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance

JE Jang, S Baasanmunkh, N Nyamgerel, SY Oh… - Plant Diversity, 2024 - Elsevier
Allium is a complicated genus that includes approximately 1000 species. Although its
morphology is well studied, the taxonomic importance of many morphological traits …

Divide to conquer: evolutionary history of Allioideae tribes (Amaryllidaceae) is linked to distinct trends of karyotype evolution

L Costa, H Jimenez, R Carvalho… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Allioideae (eg, chives, garlics, onions) comprises three mainly temperate tribes: Allieae (800
species from the northern hemisphere), Gilliesieae (80 South American species), and …