The present day's ongoing global warming and climate change adversely affect plants
through imposing environmental (abiotic) stresses and disease pressure. The major abiotic …

Allium crop breeding remains severely hindered due to the lack of high-quality reference
genomes. Here we report high-quality chromosome-level genome assemblies for three key …

Garlic is cultivated worldwide for the value of its bulbs, but its cultivation is challenged by the
infertility of commercial cultivars and the accumulation of pathogens over time, which occurs …

Onion is the main condiment vegetable crop that is grown and consumed due to its rich
nutraceutical properties. Globally, drought and salt stress are the major hurdles for onion …

Vegetables of the Allium genus are prone to infection by Fusarium fungi. Chitinases of the
GH19 family are pathogenesis-related proteins inhibiting fungal growth through the …

In recent years, there has been a shift towards a greater demand for more nutritious and
healthier foods, emphasizing the role of diets in human well-being. Edible Alliums, including …

Cultivation of onion and onion-like crops has become a challenge in the context of climate
change and innovative solutions are needed to support breeders as well as farmers, starting …

In the coming years, it is expected that the European Union countries will increase their
interest in the use of the Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.). It is a little-known vegetable from …

Several recent national and international projects have focused on large-scale genotyping
of plant genetic resources in vegetatively propagated crops like fruit and berries, potatoes …

Purple blotch (PB) is one of the most destructive foliar diseases of onion and other alliums,
caused by a necrotrophic fungal pathogen Alternaria porri. There are no reports on the …