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Block, Eric.

Garlic and other alliums : the lore and the science / Eric Block. - Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2010. - xx, 454 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Foreword by E.J. Corey.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-394) and index.

Allium botany and cultivation, ancient and modern -- All things Allium : alliums in literature, the arts, and culture -- Allium chemistry 101 : historical highlights, fascinating facts, and unusual uses for alliums, kitchen chemistry -- Chemistry in a salad bowl : Allium chemistry and biochemistry -- Alliums in folk and complementary medicine -- Alliums in the environment : allelopathy and Allium-derived attractants, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, and repellents.

ISBN: 9780854041909 (hbk.) 0854041907 (hbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA984518 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101521695 DNLM 015357285 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Allium--chemistry.
Allium--physiology.
Allium.
Allium--History.
Allium--Composition.
Allium--Therapeutic use.
Allium in popular culture.
Allelopathic agents.

LC Class. No.: QK495.A42 / B58 2010

National Agricultural Library Call No.: QK495.A42 / B58 2010

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2009 M-332 WB 430 / B651g 2010