Health benefits and bioactive compounds of eggplant
Eggplant is a vegetable crop that is grown around the world and can provide significant
nutritive benefits thanks to its abundance of vitamins, phenolics and antioxidants. In addition …
nutritive benefits thanks to its abundance of vitamins, phenolics and antioxidants. In addition …
Genetics and breeding for climate change in Orphan crops
Climate change is rapidly changing how we live, what we eat and produce, the crops we
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …
breed and the target traits. Previously underutilized orphan crops that are climate resilient …
Strategies to modulate specialized metabolism in Mediterranean crops: From molecular aspects to field
Plant specialized metabolites (SMs) play an important role in the interaction with the
environment and are part of the plant defense response. These natural products are volatile …
environment and are part of the plant defense response. These natural products are volatile …
Whole-Genome Resequencing of Seven Eggplant (Solanum melongena) and One Wild Relative (S. incanum) Accessions Provides New Insights and Breeding …
Whole-genome resequencing provides information of great relevance for crop genetics,
evolution, and breeding. Here, we present the first whole-genome resequencing study using …
evolution, and breeding. Here, we present the first whole-genome resequencing study using …
Eggplant Resistance to the Ralstonia solanacearum Species Complex Involves Both Broad-Spectrum and Strain-Specific Quantitative Trait Loci
Bacterial wilt (BW) is a major disease of solanaceous crops caused by the Ralstonia
solanacearum species complex (RSSC). Strains are grouped into five phylotypes (I, IIA, IIB …
solanacearum species complex (RSSC). Strains are grouped into five phylotypes (I, IIA, IIB …
Diallel genetic analysis for multiple traits in eggplant and assessment of genetic distances for predicting hybrids performance
Evaluation and prediction of the performance of hybrids is important in eggplant (Solanum
melongena) breeding. A set of 10 morphologically highly diverse eggplant parents …
melongena) breeding. A set of 10 morphologically highly diverse eggplant parents …
Development and Genetic Characterization of Advanced Backcross Materials and An Introgression Line Population of Solanum incanum in a S. melongena …
Advanced backcrosses (ABs) and introgression lines (ILs) of eggplant (Solanum
melongena) can speed up genetics and genomics studies and breeding in this crop. We …
melongena) can speed up genetics and genomics studies and breeding in this crop. We …
Shedding new light on the origin and spread of the brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and its wild relatives
Premise of the Study While brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is the second most
important solanaceous fruit crop, we lack firm knowledge of its evolutionary relationships …
important solanaceous fruit crop, we lack firm knowledge of its evolutionary relationships …
Comprehensive Characterization of Simple Sequence Repeats in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Genome and Construction of a Web Resource
We have characterized the simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers of the eggplant
(Solanum melongena) using a recent high quality sequence of its whole genome. We found …
(Solanum melongena) using a recent high quality sequence of its whole genome. We found …
Cultivar-Dependent Responses of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) to Simultaneous Verticillium dahliae Infection and Drought
Several studies regarding the imposition of stresses simultaneously in plants have shown
that plant responses are different under individual and combined stress. Pathogen infection …
that plant responses are different under individual and combined stress. Pathogen infection …