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Garlic

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Garlic is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, leek and chives, native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the Himalayan foothills. It has been used for thousands of years as a seasoning and traditional remedy across many ancient civilizations, and China is today the largest producer by far. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Scientific Name
Allium sativum 1
Crop Class
Vegetable 2
Domestication Region
Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the foothills of the Himalayas 1
Classification
Life Cycle
Perennial 1
Primary Use
Food 2
Era
Era (category)
Bronze Age 1
Garlic
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Cucumber Mosaic Virus

Garlic
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Affected By

Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Pests and Diseases
Source Cucumber Mosaic Virus (Wikipedia)
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Era Of Origin

The Ancient Near East and Bronze Age World

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Found In

Central Asia

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Source Garlic (Wikipedia)tier 2
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1. Garlic (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium.
  • Lead section, scientific name
    Allium sativum
  • Lead section, classification
    Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium.
  • Lead section, domestication region
    Garlic is native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the foothills of Himalayas.
  • History section
    Cuneiform records show garlic has been cultivated in Mesopotamia for at least 4,000 years.
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2. Garlic (Wikipedia)
  • lead: species of bulbous flowering plants used as a seasoning and culinary ingredient
  • lead: used for thousands of years as a seasoning and culinary ingredient
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Cucumber Mosaic Virus (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAffected By: Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Article text
The virus infection causes extensive malformation on garlic plants, and mild malformation to severe necrotic streaks on onion leaves.
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