Česen v Sloveniji predstavlja dobro poznano čebulnico, ki je doma v vsakem vrtu, vedno več pa ga pridelujemo tudi v tržni pridelavi. V Sloveniji imamo v pridelovanju česna dolgoletno tradicijo, na kar kažejo stare sorte s Ptujskega polja. Za prehrano uporabljamo mlade stroke rastočih rastlin in dozorele čebulice oziroma stroke. Česen velja za naravni antibiotik in že star pregovor pravi, da česen devet bolezni odžene. Publikacija, ki je pred vami, predstavlja kompleksno inventarizacijo genskih virov česna zbranih na Kmetijskem inštitutu Slovenije in shranjenih v Slovenski rastlinski genski banki. Z uporabo predpisanih deskriptorjev za vrste Allium sativum sp., meritvami morfometričnih lastnosti in slikovnim gradivom smo prvič do sedaj opisali ter ovrednotili 61 genskih virov česna (Allium sativum L.). Knjiga je namenjena širšemu krogu zainteresiranih bralcev, od vrtičkarjev, kmetov in študentov, do žlahtniteljev ter raziskovalcev, ki se lahko na ta način seznanijo z zbrano dednino česna, shranjeno za bodoče rodove v Slovenski rastlinski genski banki na Kmetijskem inštitutu Slovenije. Publikacijo posvečamo vsem, ki so ali še delujejo na področju rastlinskih genskih virov, jih ohranjajo za zanamce in s tem skrbijo za ohranjanje naravne ter kulturne dediščine v Sloveniji.
Garlic is an important bulbous species in Slovenia, grown in almost every garden and increasingly used commercially. Garlic cultivation has a long tradition in Slovenia, as evidenced by the old varieties from the Ptuj field region. Young cloves from growing plants and mature bulbs or cloves can be used as food. Garlic is considered to be a natural antibiotic, and there is an old saying that garlic can ward off nine diseases. This publication presents a complex inventory of the garlic genetic resources that have been collected at the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and are maintained in the Slovenian Plant Gene Bank. For the first time, the collection of 61 genetic resources of garlic (Allium sativum L.) has been characterised and evaluated on the basis of descriptors for Allium spp., measurements of morphometric characteristics and photographic material. This book is intended for a wide range of readers, from gardeners, farmers and students to plant breeders and researchers. All of them can make use of the collected heritage and data of the onion collection, which is preserved for future generations in the Slovene Plant Gene Bank at the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia. The publication is dedicated to all those who have worked and are still working in the field of plant genetic resources in order to preserve them for posterity and thus ensure the preservation of Slovenia’s natural and cultural heritage.