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 …

Tomato and pepper are two Solanaceous fruit crops that display an enormous diversity in
fruit morphology. In this review, we will present an overview of the history of tomato and …

As an economic crop, pepper satisfies people's spicy taste and has medicinal uses
worldwide. To gain a better understanding of Capsicum evolution, domestication, and …

▪ Abstract Nineteen single dominant genes (R genes) for resistance to viruses, nematodes,
and fungi have been positioned on the molecular map of potato using DNA markers …

Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is one of the major vegetable crops grown worldwide largely
appreciated for its economic importance and nutritional value. This crop belongs to the large …

Capsicum (chili peppers) is a New World genus with five crop species of great economic
importance for food and spices. An up-to-date summary of the karyotypic knowledge is …

Abstract Development of a eukaryotic karyotype relies on identification of individual
chromosomes in the species, which has been accomplished only in a limited... Developing …

Comparative genomics provides a tool to utilize the exponentially increasing sequence
information from model plants to clone agronomically important genes from less studied crop …

This unique volume combines discussion of plant evolution with that of crop origins. The first
edition was published in 1992 by Prentice-Hall, and has now been fully revised to reflect …

Genetic mapping of major genes and quantitative traits loci (QTLs) for many important
agricultural traits is increasing the integration of biotechnology with the conventional …