Scholten, Dr. Olga E.; Galvan-Vivero, Guillermo; Burger-Meijer, Karin; Baar, Dr. Jacqueline and Kik, Dr. Chris (2006) Effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi on growth and development of onion and wild relatives. Poster at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi 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.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Poster |
Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation |
Research affiliation: | Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR) > Plant Research International PRI International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 6: Plant breeding and seed production |
Deposited By: | Scholten, Dr. Olga E. |
ID Code: | 7560 |
Deposited On: | 09 May 2006 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:32 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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