African nightshades (Solanum nigrum complex): The potential contribution to human nutrition and livelihoods in sub‐Saharan Africa

F Sangija, H Martin, A Matemu - Comprehensive Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving zero hunger in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) without minimizing postharvest losses
of agricultural products is impossible. Therefore, a holistic approach is vital to end hunger …

Implications of Extreme Life Span in Clonal Organisms: Millenary Clones in Meadows of the Threatened Seagrass Posidonia oceanica

S Arnaud-Haond, CM Duarte, E Diaz-Almela, N Marba… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The maximum size and age that clonal organisms can reach remains poorly known,
although we do know that the largest natural clones can extend over hundreds or thousands …

Preservation of plant genetic resources in the biotechnology era

A Börner - Biotechnology Journal: Healthcare Nutrition …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Thousands of years ago humans began domesticating crops as a food source. Among the
wild germplasm available, they selected those that were best adapted for cultivation and …

Diversity and genetic erosion of traditional vegetables in Tanzania from the farmer's point of view

GB Keller, H Mndiga, BL Maass - Plant Genetic Resources, 2005 - cambridge.org
Traditional vegetables in Tanzania have been underutilized by farmers and neglected by
research and development programmes. In the framework of the project 'Promotion of …

[HTML][HTML] A revision of the Old World black nightshades (Morelloid clade of Solanum L., Solanaceae)

T Särkinen, P Poczai, GE Barboza… - PhytoKeys, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Morelloid clade, also known as the black nightshades or “Maurella”(Morella), is one of
the 10 major clades within Solanum L. The pantropical clade consists of 75 currently …

Molecular genetic diversity analysis using SSR marker amongst high solasodine content lines of Solanum khasianum CB Clarke, an industrially important plant

M Lal, S Munda, S Bhandari, S Saikia, T Begum… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solanum khasianum CB Clarke contains a pharmaceutically useful alkaloid, solasodine,
which is mainly used for the synthesis of steroid hormones. In this study, a total of 273 …

Molecular markers for genetic diversity studies in African leafy vegetables

EO Omondi, T Debener, M Linde… - … in Bioscience and …, 2016 - repo.uni-hannover.de
African leafy vegetables are becoming important crops in tackling nutrition and food security
in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, since they provide important micronutrients and …

True Black nightshades: Phylogeny and delimitation of the Morelloid clade of Solanum

T Särkinen, GE Barboza, S Knapp - Taxon, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Morelloid clade of Solanum, also known as the black nightshades or Maurella
(Morella), is one of the 10 major clades within Solanum. The pantropical clade consists of …

Delimitation of Amaranthus cruentus L. and Amaranthus caudatus L. using micromorphology and AFLP analysis: an application in germplasm identification

M Costea, DM Brenner, FJ Tardif, YF Tan… - Genetic Resources and …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract The 'Morelos' accessions of Amaranthus from Mexico demonstrate taxonomic
ambiguity at the basic morphologic level. The main cause is the enormous morphological …

AFLP markers support separation of Solanum nodiflorum from Solanum americanum sensu stricto (Solanaceae)

MLK Manoko, RG van den Berg, RMC Feron… - Plant Systematics and …, 2007 - Springer
This study was aimed at examining the relationships between the African material of
Solanum americanum (also designated as S. nodiflorum), accessions of this taxon from …