Conventional and new genetic resources for an eggplant breeding revolution

P Gramazio, D Alonso, A Arrones… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a major vegetable crop with great potential for genetic
improvement owing to its large and mostly untapped genetic diversity. It is closely related to …

Recent advances in the improvement of genetic resistance against disease in vegetable crops

WJW Thomas, JC Amas, A Dolatabadian… - Plant …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Vegetable crops are of immense importance due to their nutritional value (Slavin and Lloyd
2012), environmental sustainability (Parajuli et al. 2019), contribution to food security …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations in the SmAPRR2 transcription factor suppressing chlorophyll pigmentation in the eggplant fruit peel are key drivers of a diversified colour palette

A Arrones, G Mangino, D Alonso, M Plazas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the mechanisms by which chlorophylls are synthesized in the eggplant
(Solanum melongena) fruit peel is of great relevance for eggplant breeding. A multi-parent …

Analysis of> 3400 worldwide eggplant accessions reveals two independent domestication events and multiple migration‐diversification routes

L Barchi, G Aprea, MT Rabanus‐Wallace… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is an important Solanaceous crop, widely cultivated and
consumed in Asia, the Mediterranean basin, and Southeast Europe. Its domestication …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of candidate genes associated with less-photosensitive anthocyanin phenotype using an EMS mutant (pind) in eggplant (Solanum melongena …

L Luo, J Molthoff, Q Li, Y Liu, S Luo, N Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a highly nutritious and economically important
vegetable crop. However, the fruit peel of eggplant often shows poor coloration owing to low …

[HTML][HTML] Revitalizing agriculture: next-generation genotyping and-omics technologies enabling molecular prediction of resilient traits in the Solanaceae family

M Martina, V De Rosa, G Magon, A Acquadro… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This review highlights-omics research in Solanaceae family, with a particular focus on
resilient traits. Extensive research has enriched our understanding of Solanaceae genomics …

[HTML][HTML] A compendium for novel marker-based breeding strategies in eggplant

L Gaccione, M Martina, L Barchi, E Portis - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The worldwide production of eggplant is estimated at about 58 Mt, with China, India and
Egypt being the major producing countries. Breeding efforts in the species have mainly …

[HTML][HTML] SoyMAGIC: an unprecedented platform for genetic studies and breeding activities in soybean

SM Hashemi, G Perry, I Rajcan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) populations are emerging genetic
platforms for high-resolution and fine mapping of quantitative traits, such as agronomic and …

[HTML][HTML] Discovering useful genetic variation in the seed parent gene pool for sorghum improvement

N Kumar, JL Boatwright, S Sapkota, ZW Brenton… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Multi-parent populations contain valuable genetic material for dissecting complex,
quantitative traits and provide a unique opportunity to capture multi-allelic variation …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variability in seed longevity and germination traits in a tomato MAGIC population in contrasting environments

E Bizouerne, J Ly Vu, B Ly Vu, I Diouf, F Bitton… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The stable production of high vigorous seeds is pivotal to crop yield. Also, a high longevity is
essential to avoid progressive loss of seed vigour during storage. Both seed traits are …