Systematics, diversity, genetics, and evolution of wild and cultivated potatoes

DM Spooner, M Ghislain, R Simon, SH Jansky… - The botanical …, 2014 - Springer
The common potato, Solanum tuberosum L., is the third most important food crop and is
grown and consumed worldwide. Indigenous cultivated (landrace) potatoes and wild potato …

Genome mapping and molecular breeding of tomato

MR Foolad - International journal of plant genomics, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The cultivated tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum, is the second most consumed vegetable
worldwide and a well‐studied crop species in terms of genetics, genomics, and breeding. It …

A phylogenetic framework for evolutionary study of the nightshades (Solanaceae): a dated 1000-tip tree

T Särkinen, L Bohs, RG Olmstead, S Knapp - BMC evolutionary biology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The Solanaceae is a plant family of great economic importance.
Despite a wealth of phylogenetic work on individual clades and a deep knowledge of …

Multiple evolutionary origins of the fungus causing Panama disease of banana: concordant evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial gene genealogies

K O'Donnell, HC Kistler, E Cigelnik… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
Panama disease of banana, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, is a
serious constraint both to the commercial production of banana and cultivation for …

History and concepts of big plant genera

DG Frodin - Taxon, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Big” plant genera, those of 500 or more species, have not only occasioned interest
among systematic botanists, but for geographical, ecological or horticultural reasons, have …

A molecular phylogeny of the Solanaceae

RG Olmstead, L Bohs, HA Migid, E Santiago-Valentin… - Taxon, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A phylogeny of Solanaceae is presented based on the chloroplast DNA regions ndhF and
trnLF. With 89 genera and 190 species included, this represents a nearly comprehensive …

Taxonomy of wild tomatoes and their relatives (Solanum sect. Lycopersicoides, sect. Juglandifolia, sect. Lycopersicon; Solanaceae).

IE Peralta, DM Spooner, S Knapp - 2008 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract Solanum section Lycopersicon (Solanaceae) includes the cultivated tomato (S.
lycopersicum) and 12 additional wild relatives, endemic to western South America from …

Combining data in phylogenetic systematics: an empirical approach using three molecular data sets in the Solanaceae

RG Olmstead, JA Sweere - Systematic Biology, 1994 - academic.oup.com
Data from sequences of two chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) genes, ndh F and rbc L, and from
restriction site mapping studies of the entire chloroplast genome were analyzed for the same …

Diversity of potato genetic resources

R Machida-Hirano - Breeding science, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A considerable number of highly diverse species exist in genus Solanum. Because they can
adapt to a broad range of habitats, potato wild relatives are promising sources of desirable …

Eggplant

MC Daunay, RN Lester, G Ano - Tropical plant breeding, 2001 - api.taylorfrancis.com
T he term'eggp la nt'ap p lies to a larg enumber of sp ecies of th eg en us Solanum (cu ltiv
ated, sem iw ild or w ild) th atb ea r flesh yb erries. T h eir fru its are va lu ed for th e ir b itte r …