Globe artichoke

Tjamos EC, Paplomatas EJ (1988) Long term effect of soil solarization in controlling Verticillium wilt of globe artichokes in Greece. Plant Pathol 37 507-515. doi 10. Ill 1/j. 1365-3059.1988. tb02108.x... 

Tall and stately Globe artichokes add height and drama to any border. It is the flower buds that are eaten, but if you can leave a few to open, you will be rewarded by these enormous purple thistlelike blooms, which are also enjoyed by wildlife. 

Asparagus and rhubarb are best given their own, separate beds. Others, such as globe artichokes and seakale, make beautiful border plants, given sufficient space. 

Asparagus Cardoons Globe artichokes Nine-star broccoli Rhubarb Seakale... 

Right, clockwise from top left) Asparagus rhubarb globe artichoke cardoou... 

All prefer well-drained soil. Leafy crops can be fitted into a rotation or put among ornamentals cardoons and globe artichokes, which need space, look good in an ornamental border. The roots can join other root crops in a crop rotation, while Jerusalem artichokes make a good windbreak. Lettuce and endive do well in containers. 

Perennial vegetables such as globe artichokes and rhubarb crop much more quickly if grown from divisions or "offsets" taken from a mature plant (see also Herbaceous Plants, p.J93) rather than seed. Asparagus should not be harvested until plants are in their third year, so one-year-old plants, known as crowns, are usually planted (see above, far right). Jerusalem artichokes are grown from tubers, like potatoes, and seakale from sections of fleshy root known as "thongs."... 

Clean cuts A small, sharp garden knife is the ideal tool for making clean cuts when harvesting from left) zucchini, globe artichokes, and cabbage. 

Hellwege, E. M., Czapla, S., Jahnke, A., Willmitzer, L., Heyer, A. G. (2000). Transgenic potato Solanum tuberosum) tubers synthesise the full spectrum of inulin molecules naturally occurring in globe artichoke Cynara scolymus). Proc. Nat. Acad. ScL, 97, 8699-8704. 

Another type of leafs used in human food having been investigated for their content in low-abundance proteins are artichoke leaves (39). Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae and is... 

Ouirce S, Tabar AI, Olaguibel JM, Cuevas M. Occupational contact urticaria syndrome caused by globe artichoke Cynara scolymus). J Allergy Chn Immunol 1996 97(2) 710-11. 

Femenia, A., Robertson, J. A., and Waldron, K. W. (1998). Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L), Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) and Chicory Witloof (Cichorium intybus) processing by-products as sources of dietary fibre. J. Sci. Food Agri. 77,511-518. 

Cynarin (1.5 dicaffeoyl-D-quinic acid), the major active principle of globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus (Asteraceae), is formed from the bonding of two phenolic acids, caffeic and quinic acids. Cynarin is a proven hepatoprotective and hypocholesterolaemia agent. 

Costabile A, Kolida S, Klinder A, et al. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to establish the bifidogenic effect of a very-long-chain inulin extracted from globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) in healthy human subjects. Br ] Nutr. 2010 104 1007-1017. 

Globe artichoke, heads, raw 731-1,305 5-Caffeoylquinic acid, luteolin... 

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