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 …

The need to boost agricultural production in the coming decades in a climate change
scenario requires new approaches for the development of new crop varieties that are more …

Bacterial wilt is a major devastating soil-borne disease, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum,
that impedes eggplant cultivation worldwide. The progress in developing eggplant varieties …

An enduring question in evolutionary biology concerns the degree to which episodes of
convergent trait evolution depend on the same genetic programs, particularly over long …

Little information is available on the physiological and biochemical responses to water
stress in eggplant (Solanum melongena). We evaluated four genetically diverse eggplant …

Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations facilitate the genetic
dissection of complex quantitative traits in plants and are valuable breeding materials. We …

Whole-genome resequencing provides information of great relevance for crop genetics,
evolution, and breeding. Here, we present the first whole-genome resequencing study using …

Wild relatives of eggplant (Solanum melongena) are of interest for breeding for tolerance to
drought. To assess the potential of eggplant wild relatives from different gene pools, 18 …

Soil salinity is becoming one of the most critical problems for agriculture in the current
climate change scenario. Growth parameters, such as plant height, root length and fresh …

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) has been described as moderately sensitive to salinity. We
characterised the responses to salt stress of eggplant and S. insanum, its putative wild …