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August 29, 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, Hela; Singh, Saurabh; Priyadarsini, Srija; Mallor, Cristina

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Agrifood Res & Technol Ctr Aragon CITA, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Odisha Univ Agr & Technol OUAT, Dept Vegetable Sci, Bhubaneswar 751003, India - Author
Rani Lakshmi Bai Cent Agr Univ RLBCAU, Coll Hort & Forestry, Dept Vegetable Sci, Jhansi 284003, India - Author
Univ Sousse, Reg Res Ctr Hort & Organ Agr CRRHAB, LR21AGR03, Sousse 4042, Tunisia - Author
Univ Zaragoza, AgriFood Inst Aragon IA2, CITA, Zaragoza 50013, Spain - Author
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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

<italic>allium cepa</italic>Allium cepaAllium-cepa l.BreedinCytoplasmic male-sterilityCytoplasmic-genic male sterilityEsterilidad masculina citoplásmicaEvolutionGeneHybridsIdentificationMale sterility systemsMale-fertility restorationMejoramiento genéticoMitochondrial genomeMolecular markerMs locusProductos del cruzamientoRecombination

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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 7/45, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Horticulture.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-09-10:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 1

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 2025-09-10:

  • 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

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: India; Tunisia.

    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).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Mallor Giménez, Cristina.