onion
Let an agent explain onions as plants and vegetables, describe varieties including protected regional ones, support growing, storing and cooking, and describe nutrition and history.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand The onion plant.
Plant
Plant and varieties.
Plant
Plant.
- What is the botany of the onion, and how do yellow, red, white, sweet and spring onion varieties differ? definition
- Which entry fits a specific variety? action
Protected
Protected varieties.
Protected
Protected.
- Which regional onions such as those of Tropea, Chioggia or Cavasso Nuovo carry protected designations, and what defines them? provenance
- Which entry fits protected designations? action
Grow Growing and storing.
Cultivate
Growing onions.
Cultivate
Cultivation.
- How are onions grown from seed or sets, and what pests and diseases affect them? provenance
- Which entry fits plant disease? action
Store
Storage.
Store
Storage.
- How are onions cured and stored to prevent rot and sprouting? action
- How does the global onion trade work? provenance
Cook Cooking and nutrition.
Cooking
Cooking with onions.
Cooking
Cooking.
- How are onions used raw, cooked and preserved in cuisines, and why do they cause tearing? definition
- Which entry fits a specific dish? action
Nutrition
Nutrition and safety.
Nutrition
Nutrition.
- What do nutrition sources say about onions, and why are they toxic to dogs and cats? provenance
- Is a pet poisoning emergency present, needing a veterinarian? boundary
Learn History and culture.
History
History of the onion.
History
History.
- How was the onion domesticated and spread, according to historians and archaeobotanists? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Onions in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How do onions appear in folklore, festivals and language? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.LIV
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Cipolla bianca di Chioggia PAT, onion of Cavasso Nuovo, Höri-Bülle, cipolla rossa di Acquaviva delle Fonti, Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria PGI, Cipollotto Nocerino PDO, Red Baron
What it is Filled
A widely cultivated bulb vegetable of the genus Allium, grown in many varieties from white, yellow and red bulb onions to spring onions and regional protected varieties such as the red onion of Tropea or the white onion of Chioggia, used raw, cooked and preserved in cuisines worldwide; onions are among the most produced vegetables, are stored and traded globally, and are studied for their chemistry, including the compounds that cause tearing.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain onions as plants and vegetables, describe varieties including protected regional ones, support growing, storing and cooking, and describe nutrition and history.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Bulb vegetable
- Many varieties
- Global staple
- Sulfur chemistry
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Feed onion to dogs, cats or other animals for which it is toxic.
- Mislabel ordinary onions as protected regional varieties.
- Sell sprouted or rotten onions as fresh.
Only with a human decision
- Discarding a stored crop.
May
- Advise on growing, storing and cooking onions.
- Report the variety and origin of onions, including protected designations.
Moral aspects Filled
- Protected designations protect the livelihoods of regional growers.
Who is affected
- Growers
- Consumers
- Pets
Owners Filled
Steward
The grower; the buyer once sold.
Master systems
- Protected designation of origin registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11992872 - registry parent class
related
- useful plant - category
- maize - another crop entry
- sausage - a dish ingredient
- vegetation - crop vegetation
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.onion
- Wikidata: Q23485 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23485)
Direct properties required Filled
- Bulb diameter: millimetres - Measure the widest transverse diameter of the bulb, recording cultivar and maturity.
- Bulb fresh mass: grams - Weigh the harvested bulb and record whether roots, leaves and loose outer skins were removed.
- Plant height: centimetres - Measure from soil level to the highest plant part and record whether a flowering stalk is present.
Recognition required Filled
- Layered Allium bulb
- White, yellow, red and spring types
- Shallots, leeks and garlic are related but distinct
- A layered bulb with papery skin, in white, yellow or red.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain plant and varieties
- support growing and storing
- support cooking
- describe nutrition and history
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Storage rot and sprouting
- Crop diseases
- Toxicity to dogs and cats
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Protected designation of origin rules for regional varieties
- Seed and plant health regulations
- Grading and marketing standards
Context of use required Filled
- A bulb vegetable.
- yellow and brown bulb onions
- red onions
- white and sweet onions
- spring onions and scallions
- protected regional varieties
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q23485: onion - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Onion - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each protected variety be a separate entry?
- How should agronomic guidance be linked?
- How should recipes be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q23485/spec.json