Review of three onion improvement schemes in the tropics

Currah, Lesley

ISSN: 0041-3216

ISSN: 0041-3216 (Online), 0041-3216 (Print)

Volume 62 Number 2

Research Papers

Review of three onion improvement schemes in the tropics

Lesley Currah

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Onion Breeding schemes in Ethiopia, Brazil and Niger are described. All used comparatively simple population improvement techniques on open-pollinated populations. Their use as models for local onion improvement in tropical countries is suggested.

Keywords: Onion; Breeding; Open-pollinated populations