Ochar Kingsley, Kim Seong-Hoon
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Bunso P.O. Box 7, Ghana.
National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 5487, Republic of Korea.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Sep 18;12(18):3294. doi: 10.3390/plants12183294.
Onion ( L.) is recognized globally as a crucial vegetable crop, prized not only for its culinary applications but also for its numerous health-promoting properties. With climate change relentlessly exerting mounting challenges to agriculture, the preservation and deployment of onion germplasm has become critical to ensuring sustainable agriculture and safeguarding food security. Global onion germplasm collections function as repositories of genetic diversity, holding within them an extensive array of valuable traits or genes. These can be harnessed to develop varieties resilient to climate adversities. Therefore, detailed information concerning onion germplasm collections from various geographical regions can bolster their utility. Furthermore, an amplified understanding of the importance of fostering international and inter-institutional collaborations becomes essential. Sharing and making use of onion genetic resources can provide viable solutions to the looming agricultural challenges of the future. In this review, we have discussed the preservation and worldwide distribution of onion germplasm, along with its implications for agricultural sustainability. We have also underscored the importance of international and interinstitutional collaboration in onion germplasm collecting and conservation for agricultural sustainability.
洋葱（L.）在全球范围内被公认为一种重要的蔬菜作物，不仅因其烹饪用途而备受珍视，还因其众多促进健康的特性而受到重视。随着气候变化对农业持续造成越来越大的挑战，洋葱种质资源的保存和利用对于确保可持续农业和保障粮食安全至关重要。全球洋葱种质资源库是遗传多样性的储存库，其中包含大量有价值的性状或基因。这些可以用来培育对气候逆境具有抗性的品种。因此，有关不同地理区域洋葱种质资源库的详细信息可以提高它们的实用性。此外，加深对促进国际和机构间合作重要性的理解变得至关重要。共享和利用洋葱遗传资源可以为未来迫在眉睫的农业挑战提供可行的解决方案。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了洋葱种质资源的保存和全球分布，以及其对农业可持续性的影响。我们还强调了国际和机构间合作在收集和保存洋葱种质资源以实现农业可持续性方面的重要性。
