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In home gardens, for example, the seeds of plants which are otherwise difficult to grow from seed may be made viable through scarification. The thawing and freezing of water, fire and smoke and chemical reactions in nature are what allow seeds to germinate but the process can be sped up by using the various methods described thus far.
Allium sacculiferum, also called northern plain chive [3] or triangular chive, [3] is an East Asian species of wild onion native to Japan, Korea, eastern Russia (Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk, Primorye), and northeastern China (Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning). [2] It is found along the banks of lakes and rivers at elevations less than ...
True dormancy or inherent (or innate) dormancy is caused by conditions within the seed that prevent germination even if the conditions are favorable. [7] Imposed dormancy is caused by the external conditions that remain unsuitable for germination [8] Seed dormancy can be divided into two major categories based on what part of the seed produces dormancy: exogenous and endogenous. [9]
Chives are cultivated both for their culinary uses and for their ornamental value; the violet flowers are often used in ornamental dry bouquets. [29] Chives thrive in well-drained soil, rich in organic matter, with a pH of 6–7 and full sun. [30] They can be grown from seed and mature in summer, or early the following spring.
Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion, [3] [4] Chinese scallion, [3] glittering chive, [5] Japanese scallion, [3] Kiangsi scallion, [4] and Oriental onion [3]) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, [3] and cultivated in many other countries. [6] Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic. [7]
Allium monanthum, the Korean wild chive, [2] is a spring vegetable with minuscule bulbous roots that have a mild onion flavor and found in the woodlands of Korea, Japan, northeastern Russia , and northeastern China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning).
Allium ochotense, or the Siberian onion, [3] is a primarily East Asian species of wild onion native to northern Japan, Korea, China, and the Russian Far East, as well as on Attu Island in Alaska.
Allium tuberosum (garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Asian chives, Chinese chives, Chinese leek) is a species of plant native to the Chinese province of Shanxi, and cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in Asia and around the world. [1] [4] [5] [6] It has a number of uses in Asian cuisine.