TY  - CONF
ID  - orgprints9866
UR  - http://orgprints.org/9866/
A1  - Galvan, Guillermo A.
A1  - Burger, Karin
A1  - Kuyper, Thom W.
A1  - Kik, Chris
A1  - Scholten, Olga E.
TI  - Breeding for improved responsiveness to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in onion

Y1  - 2007///
N2  - Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in the uptake of nutrients and water from soil. Onions, Allium cepa L., are plants with a shallow root system. As a result, onion plants need a lot of fertiziler for their growth. Furthermore, onion plants are sensitive to drought. The aim of the current research project is to study the beneficial effect of mycorrhizal fungi on the growth and development of Allium species and to determine whether it is possible to improve onions for mycorrhizal responsiveness by means of breeding. Variation among Allium species and segregation observed in a interspecific tri-hybrid population indicate that selection and thus breeding for high responsiveness to AMF is possible.
AV  - public
KW  - Onion
KW  -  Allium cepa L.
KW  -  arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
KW  -  low input farming
KW  -  Allium fistulosum
KW  -  Allium roylei
Oralpaper
KW  -  nonqlif
ER  -