Guillermo
Galván

Biography

Teaching in breeding for resistance, vegetable plant breeding, and vegetable production. Research has focused on vegetable landraces, vegetable local genetic resources, native Solanum species and onion breeding. Onions with intermediate-cycle were identified as the best adapted to agri-climatic conditions in South Uruguay. A breeding program was set in 1991 and the cv “Pantanoso del Sauce CRS” (2000) was released. Nowadays it is widely adopted in South Uruguay (60% acreage), next to cv “Canarita CRS” (2006).
A certification seed production system was built from our group, allowing the application of research products in the production. From 2007 we also work in resistance against Peronospora and Fusarium diseases in onion, continuing the research began with my PhD in Wageningen University (2004-2009).
Sweet pepper (Capsicum sp), carrot (Daucus carota), and grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) landraces were also collected and characterized. Variability among carrot landraces supported the potential to develop summer cultivars.

Projects