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- Title
Recent Advances in Onion Genetic Improvement.
- Authors
Cramer, Christopher S.; Mandal, Subhankar; Sharma, Suman; Nourbakhsh, Seyed Shahabedddin; Goldman, Irwin; Guzman, Ivette; Walters, Alan
- Abstract
Onions are one of the most important vegetable crops worldwide. However, their production faces many challenges. Genetic improvement is one mechanism to address those challenges. In this review, we discuss recent research pertaining to the diseases Fusarium basal rot and Iris yellow spot, the insect pest onion thrips, onion pungency, and dormancy. Recent research for screening onion bulbs for Fusarium basal rot resistance has resulted in improved screening techniques and germplasm exhibiting less disease when inoculated with the disease-causing pathogen. Improved screening methods have resulted in germplasm exhibiting fewer and less severe Iris yellow spot symptoms when onion thrips and conducive environmental conditions are present. Onion germplasm with less and differing compositions of epicuticular wax on their leaves have shown a nonpreference for thrips feeding and have the potential for developing thrips tolerant cultivars. Conventional breeding efforts and genetic manipulation of the genes producing alliinase and lachrymatory factor synthase has resulted in low pungency, tearless onions. In long-day onions, an annual generation time has been achieved by artificially breaking bulb dormancy early while ensuring proper vernalization has been completed. Genetic improvement of these and many other onion traits will continue and result in better production in the future.
- Subjects
ONIONS; FUSARIOSIS; INSECT pests; GENES; THRIPS; VACCINATION
- Publication
Agronomy, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 3, p482
- ISSN
2073-4395
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/agronomy11030482