Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Degradation Mechanisms in Solanaceous Vegetables: A Review

Y Liu, Y Tikunov, RE Schouten, LFM Marcelis… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are a group of polyphenolic pigments that are ubiquitously found in the plant
kingdom. In plants, anthocyanins play a role not only in reproduction, by attracting …

Biochemical composition of eggplant fruits: A review

M Sharma, P Kaushik - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Eggplant is one of the most important vegetable crops known for its nutritive benefits due to
the abundance of various bioactive compounds, which include proteins, vitamins, minerals …

A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genetics for important traits in eggplant

Q Wei, J Wang, W Wang, T Hu, H Hu… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an economically important vegetable crop in the
Solanaceae family, with extensive diversity among landraces and close relatives. Here, we …

Improved genome assembly and pan‐genome provide key insights into eggplant domestication and breeding

L Barchi, MT Rabanus‐Wallace, J Prohens… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important horticultural crop and one of the most
widely grown vegetables from the Solanaceae family. It was domesticated from a wild …

Discovery of a DFR gene that controls anthocyanin accumulation in the spiny Solanum group: roles of a natural promoter variant and alternative splicing

X Wang, X Chen, S Luo, W Ma, N Li, W Zhang… - The Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthocyanins are important pigments that impart color in plants. In Solanum, different
species display various fruit or flower colors due to varying degrees of anthocyanin …

Genomics and marker-assisted improvement of vegetable crops

I Simko, M Jia, J Venkatesh, BC Kang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Vegetables are an integral part of the human diet worldwide. Traditional breeding
approaches have been used extensively to develop new cultivars of vegetables with …

Conventional and new genetic resources for an eggplant breeding revolution

P Gramazio, D Alonso, A Arrones… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) is a major vegetable crop with great potential for genetic
improvement owing to its large and mostly untapped genetic diversity. It is closely related to …

Newly developed MAGIC population allows identification of strong associations and candidate genes for anthocyanin pigmentation in eggplant

G Mangino, A Arrones, M Plazas, T Pook… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations facilitate the genetic
dissection of complex quantitative traits in plants and are valuable breeding materials. We …

Whole-Genome Resequencing of Seven Eggplant (Solanum melongena) and One Wild Relative (S. incanum) Accessions Provides New Insights and Breeding …

P Gramazio, H Yan, T Hasing, S Vilanova… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Whole-genome resequencing provides information of great relevance for crop genetics,
evolution, and breeding. Here, we present the first whole-genome resequencing study using …

The phenolics and antioxidant properties of black and purple versus white eggplant cultivars

N Colak, A Kurt-Celebi, J Gruz, M Strnad… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The total phenolic content, anthocyanins, phenolic acids, antioxidant capacity and α-
amylase inhibitory activity of black (Aydin Siyahi), purple (Kadife Kemer) and white (Trabzon …