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.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: A bulb vegetable.
It can be explain plant and varieties; support growing and storing; support cooking; describe nutrition and history.
Distinguishing features
Bulb vegetable
Many varieties
Global staple
Sulfur chemistry
What it looks like
A layered bulb with papery skin, in white, yellow or red.
How it is recognised
Layered Allium bulb
White, yellow, red and spring types
Shallots, leeks and garlic are related but distinct
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - another crop entry
is related to - a dish ingredient
is related to - crop vegetation
In practice
Families and kinds
yellow and brown bulb onions
red onions
white and sweet onions
spring onions and scallions
protected regional varieties
Standards and regulation
Protected designation of origin rules for regional varieties
Seed and plant health regulations
Grading and marketing standards
Failure modes and hazards
Storage rot and sprouting
Crop diseases
Toxicity to dogs and cats
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.onion-plant
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand The onion plant.
Botany.
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.
Practice.
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.
Practice.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should each protected variety be a separate entry?
- How should agronomic guidance be linked?
- How should recipes be linked?