The primary aim of this book is to bring together, in a single volume, up-to-date knowledge obtained by a variety of scientific disciplines, from the basic molecular level, to application in the field, of the allium crops.

1: 12 pages of colour plates 2: Evolution, Domestication, and Taxonomy, R M Fritsch, Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Gatersleben, Germany and N Friesen, Botanischer Garten der Universität, Osnabruck, Germany 3: Florogenesis, R Kamenetsky, The Volcani Center, Israel and H D Rabinowitch 4: Genome Organization in Allium, M J Havey, Agricultural Research Service - USDA, USA 5: Exploitation of Wild Relatives for the Breeding of Cultivated Allium species, C Kik, Wageningen University and Plant Research Center, The Netherlands. 6: Diversity, Fertility and Seed Production of Garlic, T Etoh, Kagoshima University, Japan and P W Simon, University of Wisconsin, USA 7: Genetic Transformation of Onions, C C Eady, New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited, New Zealand 8: Doubled Haploid Onions, B Bohanec, Centre for Plant Biotechnology and Breeding, Slovenia 9: Molecular Markers in Allium, M Klaas, Germany and N Friesen 10: Agronomy of Onions, A D Bosch Serra, Universitat de Lleida, Spain and L Currah 11: Onion Pre- and Postharvest Considerations, I R Gubb, Fresh Produce Consultancy, Devon and H S MacTavish, ADAS, UK 12: Bacterial Diseases of Onion, G L Mark and J W Lorbeer, Cornell University, R D Gitaitis, University of Georgia, USA 13: Monitoring and Forecasting for Disease and Insect Attack in Onions and Allium Crops Within IPM Strategies, J W Lorbeer, T P Kuhar, and M P Hoffmann, Cornell University, USA 14: Virus Diseases in Garlic and the Propagation of Virus-Free Plants, R Salomon, The Volcani Center, Israel 15: Sulphur Compounds in Alliums in Relation to Flavour Quality, W M Randle, University of Georgia, USA and J E Lancaster, AgriFood Solutions Ltd., New Zealand 16: Health and Alliums, M Keusgen, University of Bonn, Germany 17: Onions in the Tropics: Cultivars and Country Reports, L Currah 18: Shallot (Allium cepa, Aggregatum group), H D Rabinowitch and R Kamenetsky, The Volcani Centre, Israel 19: Leek: Advances in Agronomy and Breeding, E Van Bockstaele and H De Clercq, Centre for Agricultural Research-Ghent (CLO-Gent), Belgium 20: Ornamental Alliums, R Kamenetsky and R Fritsch

"All chapters of this book are written in a good literary style, easy to read and understand". "I do recommend it also as a reference publication for researchers, students and extension workers interested in one or more of the specific subject areas". Vegetable Crops Research Bulletin, Vol 57, 2002 "This book will be of value to all those interested in the biological aspects of alliums, as well as scientists, horticulturalists and botanists". Agroforestry News, 2003