The Thailand cultivar pepper 'phrik man bangchang' (Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum, Solanaceae) was originally cultivated in the Bangchang Subdistrict, Amphawa District in Samut Songkhram Province. The cultivated areas are limited; we verified its distribution in Thailand for in situ 'phrik man bangchang' genetic resource conservation. Samples were collected from the original cultivation area ...

Dickeya solani is one of the most important pectinolytic phytopathogens responsible for high losses in potato, especially in seed potato production in Europe. Lytic bacteriophages can affect the structure of the host population and may influence spread, survival and virulence of the pathogen and in consequence, infection of the plant. In this study, we aimed to acquire information on the viabil...

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is an important solanaceous vegetable crop in Bangladesh. The average yield of eggplant in the country is quite low. Among the various factors responsible for the low yield, phomopsis blight caused by Phomopsis vexans is the most devastating disease. When the leaves and twigs are infected, they become blighted and fruits get rotten and become mummified (Meah, 2003)....

Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is one of the most consumed vegetables in the world. The eggplant glycoalkaloids (GAs) are toxic secondary metabolites that may have detrimental effects on human health, particularly if the magnitudes of GAs are higher than the recommended food safety level (200 mg per kg of fresh mass). In this study, the content of solasonine compound and the expression pattern...

Fusarium oxysporum is an ascomycetous fungus that is well-known as a soilborne plant pathogen. In addition, a large population of nonpathogenic F. oxysporum (NPF) inhabits various environmental niches, including the phytosphere. To obtain an insight into the origin of plant pathogenic F. oxysporum, we focused on the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and its pathogenic F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersic...

The genetic basis of hybrid sterility can provide insight into the genetic and evolutionary origins of species barriers. We examine the genetics of hybrid incompatibility between two diploid plant species in the plant clade Solanum sect. Lycopersicon. Using a set of near-isogenic lines (NILs) representing the wild species Solanum pennellii (formerly Lycopersicon pennellii) in the genetic backgr...

Solanum commersonii and Solanum tuberosum are closely related plant species that differ in their abilities to cold acclimate; whereas S. commersonii increases in freezing tolerance in response to low temperature, S. tuberosum does not. In Arabidopsis thaliana, cold-regulated genes have been shown to contribute to freezing tolerance, including those that comprise the CBF regulon, genes that are ...

Cortada, L., P. Manzano, F. J. Sorribas, C. Ornat, and S. Verdejo-Lucas. 2010. The resistance response of Solanum huaylasense accession LA1358 to Meloidogyne spp. Nematropica 40:31-40. Pathogenicity tests were performed to determine resistance in the wild tomato Solanum huaylasense to four populations of Meloidogyne spp. The S. huaylasense accession LA1358, the root-knot nematode resistant toma...

Solanum is one of the largest angiosperm genera, with approximately 1,500 species distributed worldwide. The genus includes important economic plants such as the tomato, potato, and eggplant, as well as a number of lesser-known cultivated species such as the pepino (S. muricatum Aiton), naranjilla (S. quitoense Lam.), cocona (S. sessiliflorum Dunal), and tree tomato (S. betaceum Cav.). Although...