Imported from the Andean region to Europe in the 16th century, today tomato is widespread
throughout the world and represents the most economically important vegetable crop …

The process of plant domestication is often protracted, involving underexplored intermediate
stages with important implications for the evolutionary trajectories of domestication traits …

Background Domestication modifies the genomic variation of species. Quantifying this
variation provides insights into the domestication process, facilitates the management of …

Tomato, ranking 1st in the world for vegetables, accounts for 14% of world vegetable
production (over 100 million metric tons/year $1.6 billion market;(Food and Agriculture …

Abstract Puya (Bromeliaceae), with> 200 species, is a classic example of a recent, rapid
species-level radiation in the Andes. To assess the biogeographical history of this primarily …

Conservation and sustainable use of species diversity require a description of the
environment where they develop. The objectives were to determine ecological descriptors …

Abstract Background The Galapagos Islands constitute a highly diverse ecosystem and a
unique source of variation in the form of endemic species. There are two endemic tomato …

Tomato is one of the most popular vegetable crops. However, over time, the species has
suffered a strong genetic diversity reduction and domestication bottlenecking. This growing …

After colonization population sizes may vary across the species range depending on
environmental conditions and following colonizations. An interesting question is whether …

In this study, 55 tomato genotypes from different geographical regions were evaluated with
ISSR markers (Inter Simple Sequence Repeats). The seven ISSR primers originated 63 …