Evaluation location: Washington, United States
Data was collected on umbels and bulbols from the Allium sativum and Allium longicuspis accessions grown in the WRPIS clonal Allium nursery planted Oct. 12, 2009 and harvested in 2010. This nursery was grown in the top of field E at the Pullman, WA WRPIS farm. Scapes were left intact on 5 or more random plants per accessions during the growing season. Umbels and bulbols on these 5 plants remained on the scapes with the bulbs at harvest and through cleaning. Bulb harvest ranged from July 21 to Aug. 13. After harvest bulbs were hung in the WRPIS drying shed at room temperature until cleaning. Cleaning times ranged from Sept. 2 to 24. During cleaning the umbels were cut from the scapes and along with loose bulbols placed in labeled paper bags. After cleaning umbels/bulbols were stored at 14C, 40%RH until data collected. Data was collected from Feb. 25, 2011 to May 24, 2011. Unsprouted and turgid bulbols were used for images. If no unsprouted or desiccated bulbols were available the best quality bulbols were used.
For each accession umbels and bulbols were poured into a large plastic tub. The diversity of umbel shape, bulbol size and color was observed. Representatives of the diversity were selected for data collection and images. Data was collected on and images were taken of intact umbels (1-5 depending on the amount of diversity within the accession) and 5 bulbols from each size class of bulbol within the accession. Color designations were made using general color classes (eg pink, purple, brown) and specific colors were recorded using the Munsell Book of Color. A range of Munsell colors were recorded if appropriate.
For an Excel file of the 2010 garlic data.