Stomatal pores located on the plant epidermis regulate CO 2 uptake for photosynthesis and
the loss of water by transpiration. The opening and closing of the pore is mediated by turgor-…

The Arabidopsis AtMYB41 gene encodes an R2R3‐MYB transcription factor whose expression
is not detectable under normal growth conditions in any organ or at any developmental …

Global climate change, causing large parts of the world to become drier with longer drought
periods, severely affects production of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The bean is …

With approximately 450 species, spiny Solanum species constitute the largest monophyletic
group in the Solanaceae family, but a high-quality genome assembly from this group is …

A collection of 238 eggplant breeding lines, heritage varieties and selections within local
landraces provenanced from Asia and the Mediterranean Basin was phenotyped with respect …

The eggplant is one of the most important solanaceous crops and is widely cultivated across
the world for its fruits, mainly used as a vegetable. Wild relatives of eggplant have been …

Eggplant berries are a source of health-promoting metabolites including antioxidant and
nutraceutical compounds, mainly anthocyanins and chlorogenic acid; however, they also …

Background The genome-wide association (GWA) approach represents an alternative to
biparental linkage mapping for determining the genetic basis of trait variation. Both approaches …

An eggplant (Solanum melongena) association panel of 191 accessions, comprising a
mixture of breeding lines, old varieties and landrace selections was SNP genotyped and …

Background Solanum torvum Sw is worldwide employed as rootstock for eggplant cultivation
because of its vigour and resistance/tolerance to the most serious soil-borne diseases as …