Genetic variation for bulb size, soluble solids content and pungency in the Spanish sweet onion variety Fuentes de Ebro. Response to selection for low pungency

Plant Breeding

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-59

  Mallor, C ^a   Balcells, M ^a   Mallor, F ^b   Sales, E ^c  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Breeding; Flavour; Heritability; Long day onion

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 79251499307     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: 14390523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.2009.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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