Deciphering the complex interplay of waterlogging and anthracnose twister disease in onion (<i>Allium cepa</i> L.).

ABSTRACT: In the face of the escalating crisis of climate change and global warming, agricultural crops face unprecedented challenges with the dual threat of abiotic and biotic stresses. Onion (Allium cepa L.), a crop of therapeutic and culinary value, is particularly vulnerable. Among the three seasons cultivated in India, which ranks first globally in total area and production, the monsoon season (July to October) onion production in India is significantly challenged by waterlogging and anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex. The projected changes in the climate, including erratic rainfall, may amplify the severity of these challenges, and their co-occurrence may pose a significant threat to sustainable onion production. To investigate this inter

SUBMITTER: Salunkhe VN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12494068 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature