Discovering genes that control flowering in onion
Background: Onion is one of the world’s most valuable vegetables, second only
to tomato. It is a biennial crop which has stringent day-length and temperature
requirements for good bulb and seed formation. A better understanding of how
genetics and environment control onion bienniality and flowering would not only
benefit breeding and seed production but also provide valuable insights into
evolution and domestication of this under-researched crop.
Project: The aim of this project is to use high-throughput sequencing and
molecular-genetic approaches to identify and characterise genes involved in
controlling onion flowering.
Link name :Richard Macknight
Contact address:
Department of Biochemistry
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin
New Zealand
9054
Key words: Plant molecular biology, transcriptome, flowering time, genetics,
Email: richard.macknight-at-otago.ac.nz
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