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Next Generation Breeding for Abiotic Stress Resistance in Eggplant
Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a worldwide cultivated vegetable crop from the Solanaceae family whose berries are an important component of human’s daily diet and are rich in health-related compounds. As it h...
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Open AccessWhole genome resequencing of four Italian sweet pepper landraces provides insights on sequence variation in genes of agronomic value
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a high value crop and one of the most widely grown vegetables belonging to the Solanaceae family. In addition to commercial varieties and F1 hybrids, a multitude of landraces ...
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Impact of fruit shape selection on genetic structure and diversity uncovered from genome-wide perfect SNPs genoty** in eggplant
The recently constructed eggplant genome provides an opportunity for genome-wide marker exploration to be used for variety identification and genetic analysis. SNPs with high density across the genome and gene...
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Open AccessA chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution
With approximately 450 species, spiny Solanum species constitute the largest monophyletic group in the Solanaceae family, but a high-quality genome assembly from this group is presently missing. We obtained a chr...
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Genome Annotation
Genome annotation makes it possible to identify the coding and non-coding regions of a genome, such as exons-introns, regulatory elements, repeats as well as gene functions and locations. The newly developed e...
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miRNome
MicroRNAs in plants are endogenous small non-coding RNAs involved in many biological processes related to growth, development and stress response, through post-transcriptional silencing of key target genes. On...
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Advances in Eggplant Genome Sequencing
Thanks to the recent development of NGS technologies, draft genomes are at present available for many crops. However, most of the genome sequences are incomplete and highly fragmented because they rely on the ...
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Genome Database (www.artichokegenome.unito.it)
The first high-quality genome assembly of the globe artichoke has been produced within the Compositae Genome Project and the resequencing analyses of four globe artichoke genotypes, representative of the core ...
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Genome Resequencing
The first reference genome sequence of the highly heterozygous globe artichoke has been recently released (January 2016, www.artichokegenome.unito.it), organized in 17 p...
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Molecular Map**, QTL Identification, and GWA Analysis
Both inter- and intraspecific maps have been developed in eggplant. The former benefit from an enhanced frequency of marker polymorphism, but their relevance to marker-assisted crop breeding is limited. The fi...
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QTL analysis reveals new eggplant loci involved in resistance to fungal wilts
Fusarium spp. and Verticillium spp. are widespread soil pathogens responsible for vascular wilts causing heavy yield losses in eggplant (Solanum melongena) as well as in many other crops. Here we report on the id...
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Open AccessGenomic assessment in Lactobacillus plantarum links the butyrogenic pathway with glutamine metabolism
The butyrogenic capability of Lactobacillus (L.) plantarum is highly dependent on the substrate type and so far not assigned to any specific metabolic pathway. Accordingly, we compared three genomes of L. plantar...
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A spiking strategy facilitates housekee** selection for RT-qPCR analysis under different biotic stresses in eggplant
Endogenous housekee** genes are traditionally employed to normalize the expression of target genes in RT-qPCR studies. Assuming that a perfect housekee** suitable for every condition does not exist, expres...
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Open AccessGenome reconstruction in Cynara cardunculus taxa gains access to chromosome-scale DNA variation
The genome sequence of globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L. var. scolymus, 2n = 2x = 34) is now available for use. A survey of C. cardunculus genetic resources is essential for understanding the evolution of th...
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Open AccessLinkage disequilibrium and genome-wide association analysis for anthocyanin pigmentation and fruit color in eggplant
The genome-wide association (GWA) approach represents an alternative to biparental linkage map** for determining the genetic basis of trait variation. Both approaches rely on recombination to re-arrange the ...
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Map** yield-associated QTL in globe artichoke
Globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus), whose immature inflorescences (capitula) are consumed as a vegetable all over the world, contributes significantly to the agricultural economy of the Mediterra...
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Open AccessIdentification of SNP and SSR markers in eggplant using RAD tag sequencing
The eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genome is relatively unexplored, especially compared to those of the other major Solanaceae crops tomato and potato. In particular, no SNP markers are publicly available; on th...
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QTL analysis of plant development and fruit traits in pepper and performance of selective phenoty**
A QTL analysis was performed to determine the genetic basis of 13 horticultural traits conditioning yield in pepper (Capsicum annuum). The map** population was a large population of 297 recombinant inbred lines...
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Are the polygenic architectures of resistance to Phytophthora capsici and P. parasitica independent in pepper?
The pepper accession Criollo de Morelos 334 is the most efficient source of resistance currently known to Phytophthora capsici and P. parasitica. To investigate whether genetic controls of resistance to two Phyto...
