Olericulture

This book deals with the cultivation of vegetables, focusing in particular on the Allioideae subfamily, focusing on general characteristics, cultivation from planting to harvest and the necessary marketing standards. This subfamily is made up of the following vegetables: onion (Allium cepa L.), garlic (Allium sativum L.), leek (Allium ampeloprasum L. var. porrum), spring onion (Allium fistulosum and Schoenoprasum L.), shallot (Allium ascalonicum) and rakkyo (Allium chinense L.). The book's authors carried out a bibliographical review based on articles, books and technical communications on the subject in order to gather as much information as possible about these crops.