Provided herein is shallot variety Innovator, including seeds thereof and methods of using the variety to generate additional shallot varieties. The variety is characterized by its color, size, shape, and resistance to P. destructor.

A hybrid onion variety NUN 03019 ONS is disclosed as well as seeds and plants and bulbs thereof.

A hybrid onion variety NUN 02006 ONS as well as seeds and plants and bulbs thereof are disclosed.

The present invention relates to a genetic marker for determining the presence or absence of one or more QTLs conferring a reduced pyruvate level in an Allium cepa plant or plant part, wherein the marker is selected from the group consisting of a marker linked to a reduced pyruvate conferring QTL located on chromosome 2, a marker linked to a reduced pyruvate conferring QTL located on chromosome 1 and a marker linked to a reduced pyruvate conferring QTL located on chromosome 7. The present invention further relates to the use of the marker of the invention for determining the presence or absence of one or more QTLs conferring a reduced pyruvate level in an Allium cepa plant or plant part. The present invention further relates to a method for identifying and/or selecting an Allium cepa plant or plant part comprising determining in the plant or plant part the presence or absence of one or more markers of the invention. The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid and the use of the nucleotide sequences as provided herein for marker assisted selection of an Allium cepa plant or plant part.