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May 27, 2025
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Onion Male Sterility: Genetics, Genomics and Breeding

Publicated to:Horticulturae. 11 (5): 539- - 2025-05-16 11(5), DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae11050539

Authors: Chikh-Rouhou, H., Singh, S., Priyadarsini, S., & Mallor, C.

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Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA), Avda., Montañana 930, 50059 Zaragoza, Spain, AgriFood Institute of Aragon—IA2 (CITA-University of Zaragoza), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Department of Vegetable Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (RLBCAU), Jhansi 284003, India - Author
Department of Vegetable Science, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar 751003, India - Author
Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (CRRHAB), LR21AGR03, University of Sousse, Sousse 4042, Tunisia - Author

Abstract

Onion, belonging to the Allium genus, is an essential and versatile vegetable crop that plays a pivotal role in culinary traditions worldwide. Renowned for its distinctive flavor and nutritional value, onion is an indispensable ingredient in countless dishes. As the global demand for onion continues to surge, securing a stable supply of high-quality, high-yielding onion varieties becomes ever more pressing. The onion umbel bears numerous tiny flowers that are protandrous in nature. Hybrid breeding is limited in onion due to high inbreeding depression, tedious emasculation and lack of elite inbreds. In this quest for crop improvement, the phenomenon of male sterility stands out as a key tool in modern onion breeding. Male sterility, which is recognized as the incapacity to produce viable pollen grains, inhibition of anther dehiscence and production of non-functional male gametes, has been harnessed as a mechanism to control cross-pollination and escalating hybrid development. The successful utilization of stable male sterile lines in onion holds the promise of producing uniform, high-yielding and disease-resistant hybrids. In recent decades, scientific advances have illuminated the molecular intricacies underlying male sterility systems in onion. Much progress has been made in elucidating the regulation of male sterility systems in the post-genomics era. This review highlights the current status of molecular markers linked with male sterility and provides genetic and molecular insights into its regulation. Additionally, it discusses the role of male sterility as a transformative tool in onion breeding in the genomics era.

Keywords

Allium cepaEsterilidad masculina citoplásmicaMejoramiento genéticoProductos del cruzamiento

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Horticulturae due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 7/38, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Horticulture.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-14:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Mallor Giménez, Cristina).