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It is native to Central Asia, South Asia and northeastern Iran and has long been used as a seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. [4][5] It was known to ancient Egyptians and has been used as both a food flavoring and a traditional medicine.
History of Garlic. Garlic is one of the oldest known food flavoring and seasoning plant that managed to infuse itself into culinary tradition of many civilizations across the world. It started its journey in central Asia, domesticated during Neolithic times, spread to the Middle East and northern Africa in 3000 BC, which quickly enabled it to ...
The common name garlic was derived from the Old English word garleac. Literally, interpreted, the latter means “spear leek,” making reference to the lanceolate shape of the plant’s cloves. Today, we recognize two main types of garlic: hardneck and softneck.
garlic, (Allium sativum), perennial plant of the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae), grown for its flavourful bulbs. The plant is native to central Asia but grows wild in Italy and southern France and is a classic ingredient in many national cuisines.
Garlic was likely traded out from central Asia into Mesopotamia where it was cultivated by the beginning of the 4th millennium BC. The earliest remains of garlic come from the Cave of the Treasure, near Ein Gedi, Israel, ca 4000 BCE (Middle Chalcolithic).
In the Old World, Egyptian and Indian cultures referred to garlic 5000 years ago and there is clear historical evidence for its use by the Babylonians 4500 years ago and by the Chinese 2000 years ago. Some writings suggest that garlic was grown in China as far back as 4000 years ago.
Herein, we reviewed and critically discussed garlic historic and current use, its taxonomic and informal classifications, molecular mechanisms of garlic sterility, and progresses made toward unlocking sexual reproduction and its potential impact for garlic breeding and production.
Garlic is believed to be originally native to Central Asia as this is where it can currently be found growing wild. Evidence from historical records suggests that garlic has been cultivated for at least 5000 years.
garlic historic and current use, its taxonomic placement and intraspecic classications; its origin, spread and domes-tication; and the advancements toward unlocking sexual reproduction in light of its implications for garlic breeding and production. Center of origin of garlic and related species
Abstract and Figures. The center of origin of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and its closest wild relative, Allium longicuspis, is considered Central Asia. Religious writings, historical records and...