Eggplant is the fifth most economically important solanaceous crop after potato, tomato,
pepper, and tobacco. Apart from the well-known brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) …

Abstract Background and Aims Capsicum (Solanaceae), native to the tropical and temperate
Americas, comprises the well-known sweet and hot chili peppers and several wild species …

Shrubs or perennial to annual herbs, rarely trees, rosette-forming or ephemerals, sometimes
with tuberous or gemmiferous roots, or with tubers or stolons; stems occasionally with …

Peppers (Capsicum spp.) and eggplants (Solanum spp.) are vegetable crops from the
Solanaceae family that have spread worldwide and are important as a source of health …

Brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena) is an annual vegetable cultivated for its edible fruits,
which are variable in shape, size and color. Scarlet eggplant (S. aethiopicum) and gboma …

Abstract Nolana Lf (Nolaneae-Solanaceae) is an easily recognized genus comprising 92
species confined to Peru and Chile, and one endemic in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. It …

Chromosome data are fundamental in evolution. However, there has been no attempt to
synthesize and evaluate the significance of such information from a phylogenetic …

Iochrominae is a largely Andean clade known for its remarkable diversity of floral forms and
colors. Although knowledge of chromosomal changes can provide insights into the …

Vegetables form a large and economically important commodity group comprising a wide
range of genera and species. Depending on the crop, roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruit …

Crop wild relatives are an inestimable source for vegetable improvement to tackle both biotic
and abiotic stresses. Consequently, the major focus of this chapter is on the utilization of …