About 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this ...

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...

Figure 1: Genomic landscape of S. pennellii chromosome 1. Figure 2: Expression of cuticle biosynthesis–related genes. Figure 3: Chromosome mapping of stress-related candidate genes. The genome of S.

Researchers identify the crucial protein for controlling the biosynthesis of steroidal glycoalkaloids and saponins in plants of the genus Solanum and for the first time demonstrate the ecological role ...

Hawaii: cooked leaves and branches eaten. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves and fruit eaten; (Deccan): herb eaten; (Rajasthan, western): leaves and fruit used a vegetable; ripe fruit eaten raw.

Belonging to the potato family (Solanaceae) it has deep purple-blue, slightly scented flowers borne in large clusters from summer to autumn; similar to the flowers on potato plants. Each flower has ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — In the monsoon tropics of northern Australia, a little plant with prickles, gray-green leaves and purple flowers sprouted. It did not have a name, and it confounded scientists: ...

These three plants are in the family Solanaceae which happens to be the family of tomato, pepper and garden egg, all of which are major condiments for soup. Solanum macrocarpon (igbagba in Yoruba) is ...

India: unspecified portion of plant curried; (Madras Presidency): fruit used as vegetable.