This research responds to those concerns by exploring how advanced biotechnologies can increase the genetic diversity and resilience of Solanaceae crops—key contributors to both global and local ...

And while they do belong to the nightshade plant family (Solanaceae), those “poison apples” weren’t really poisoning the aristocrats who ate them. Instead, it’s now understood that highly ...

Like similar fruits and vegetables in the Solanaceae family, such as the eggplant, the tomato garnered a reputation for being both poisonous and a source of temptation. In Mesoamerica, the tomato ...

I am a specialist on the taxonomy of the nightshade family, Solanaceae, and have spent much time in the field in Central and South America collecting plants. My particular focus of research is the ...