Guard cell protoplasts from starch-containing Vicia faba and starch-deficient Allium cepa stomata were isolated, stabilized and recovered with an efficiency — in relation to the potential yield — of ...

Because starch is absent from Allium-guard cells, another polysaccharide was sought that, in connection with stomatal opening, could be a source of organic anions. Analysis of isolated polysaccharides ...

The extract of onion bulb, Allium cepa, strongly lowered high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels in diabetic rats when given with the antidiabetic drug metformin, according to a new ...

You might know them as ‘small onions’. Shallots, scientifically known as Allium cepa var. aggregatum, belong to the same species as onions (Allium cepa) and are considered a variety due to their ...

Millie shows how to grow onions from seedlings. There’s a different onion for every climate and season so they’re a great home-garden crop. Many people grow onions (Allium cepa spp.) from seeds but ...