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54 G.R. Hanks<br />

grown for galanthamine production. Over 400ha are grown in the USA, <strong>and</strong> other<br />

significant areas of bulb production include Australia <strong>and</strong> Canada (British Columbia).<br />

Significant areas are also grown in Jersey (Channel Isl<strong>and</strong>s), although this is<br />

mainly for flower, not ‘dry bulb’, production. Tazetta narcissus bulbs are produced<br />

mainly in Israel. In general, comparisons of areas of the field-grown crops over<br />

the past 10 years show that production areas are generally stable, with a small<br />

increase (Table 4.1). However, recent trends include a significant increase in the<br />

area grown in the Republic of Irel<strong>and</strong>, while in Pol<strong>and</strong> the area has decreased<br />

markedly, largely due to virus infection (Mynett, 1990).<br />

The annual output of narcissus bulbs can be estimated from the area lifted annually,<br />

the average planting density (say about 17.5 t/ha), <strong>and</strong> the average percentage<br />

Table 4.1 World production areas of field-grown <strong>Narcissus</strong><br />

Notes<br />

a 1980s figures from Hanks (1993).<br />

b Excludes area grown for processing.<br />

c Mainly for flower production.<br />

na: not available.<br />

1980s a 1990s<br />

Year Area (ha) Year Area (ha) Reference<br />

Australia – na 1999 200 G. Guy (personal communication)<br />

Canada (British<br />

Columbia)<br />

– na 1991 149 Gould (1993)<br />

Denmark 1982 36 – na<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales 1990 3972 1998 b 3808 MAFF (1999a)<br />

France 1981 21 1999 22 M. le Nard (personal<br />

communication)<br />

Germany c 1984 29 1996 14 Heinrichs (1999)<br />

Republic of Irel<strong>and</strong> 1985 26 1991 73 Heinrichs (1999)<br />

Israel 1987 144 1999 150 G. Lurie <strong>and</strong> H. Lilien-Kipnis<br />

(personal communication)<br />

Italy c 1982 80 1994 27 Heinrichs (1999)<br />

Japan 1987 28 1997 44 Japanese Ministry of Agriculture<br />

<strong>and</strong> Fisheries (K. Ohkawa,<br />

personal communication)<br />

Jersey c 1990 298 1998 175 Jersey Department of Agriculture<br />

<strong>and</strong> Fisheries (I.K. Norris,<br />

personal communication)<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1990 1639 1998 1756 PT/BKD (1999)<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> – na 1999 70 J. Catley (personal communication)<br />

Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> – na 1996 4 Department of Agriculture<br />

Northern Irel<strong>and</strong> (personal<br />

communication)<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 1982 200 1999 50 D. Sochacki <strong>and</strong> K. Mynett<br />

(personal communication)<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> 1987 255 1997 390 M.W. Sutton (personal<br />

communication)<br />

South Africa – na 1992 12 De Hertogh et al. (1992)<br />

USA 1989 467 1998 410 G.A. Chastagner (personal<br />

communication)<br />

Total of above 7195 7354

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