Imported from the Andean region to Europe in the 16th century, today tomato is widespread
throughout the world and represents the most economically important vegetable crop …

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of Solanales and Lamiales show that Solanaceae,
Verbenaceae and Bignoniaceae all diversified in South America. Estimated dates for the …

Speciation events often occur in rapid bursts of diversification, but the ecological and genetic
factors that promote these radiations are still much debated. Using whole transcriptomes …

Abstract Background The Solanaceae is a plant family of great economic importance.
Despite a wealth of phylogenetic work on individual clades and a deep knowledge of …

A phylogeny of Solanaceae is presented based on the chloroplast DNA regions ndhF and
trnLF. With 89 genera and 190 species included, this represents a nearly comprehensive …

Wild crop relatives have been playing enormously important roles both in the depiction of
plant genomes and the genetic improvement of their cultivated counterparts. They have …

Aims Salvia L. is widely known as the largest genus in the mint family. A morphological
modification of the androecium (lever-like stamens) was used to support this genus …

Abstract The Solanum elaeagnifolium clade (Elaeagnifolium clade) contains five species of
small, often rhizomatous, shrubs from deserts and dry forests in North and South America …

Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) is a native Old World member of the nightshade family.
This European diploid species can be found from marshlands to high mountainous regions …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Crop wild relatives (CWR) provide important traits for plant
breeding, including pest, pathogen, and abiotic stress resistance. Therefore, their …