Adaptations
Allium sativum has not made
any noticeable adaptations by just looking at it. It looks very
similar to most of the Allium genus when looked at from above. The
biggest difference between
garlic and other similar species is the way it uses and stores sulfides and sulfates.
Both the sulfides
and sulfates are stored in the bulb of the garlic, the part humans love to eat, and is
used to help
protect the plantfrom some sorts of predation. Most organisms do not like the taste of
sulfides or
sulfates or they cannot handle the dosage they would ingest by eating the garlic. Organisms
that
cannot handle the dosage would consist of some bacteria, protists, nematodes, fungi, and
other
such organisms. That is the only major adaptation that garlic has made over is genus relatives,
but it
is a very efficient adaptation for what it was designed for.
If you have any questions, comments, or found any errors, please email me at
gallant.kirk@students.uwlax.edu.
