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Solanum sect. Lycopersicon
In this review, we examine the plant group Solanum sect. Lycopersicon – a clade of 13 species, including the domesticated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and its wild relatives – along with four allied species i...
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Genetic diversity and assessment of markers linked to resistance and pungency genes in Capsicum germplasm
The use of germplasm as source of resistances to biotic stresses represents an important strategy in pepper in order to improve susceptible cultivars and release new resistant varieties. The study of the relat...
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An Overview of Genoty** by Sequencing in Crop Species and Its Application in Pepper
The exploitation of genetic variation in crops is essential to establish innovative breeding programs in the frame of global population increase and the sustainable intensification of agriculture. The advent o...
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Genetic and environmental factors underlying variation in yield performance and bioactive compound content of hot pepper varieties (Capsicum annuum) cultivated in two contrasting Italian locations
Hot pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an economically considerable crop, particularly appreciated for its nutritional properties and antioxidants content. Levels of the latter depend on several factors including the cult...
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Revisiting Origin, Evolution, and Phylogenetics of Capsicums in the Genomics Era
The Capsicum genus comprises approximately thirty species with different ploidy and chromosome base number for which the understanding of the phylogenetic relationships has been a target of many researches since ...
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The Capsicum Crop: An Introduction
Capsicum (Capsicum spp.), also called as pepper, is a main vegetable and spice crop originated in the American tropics and today cultivated all over the world for fresh, dried, and processing products. Around the...
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Genome Sequencing of Capsicum Species: Strategies, Assembly, and Annotation of Genes
Pepper (Capsicum spp.) belongs to the Solanaceae, which is an economically important family of flowering plants consisting of about 102 genera and over 2500 species. The Solanaceae family includes crops of agrono...
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Open AccessGenomic diversity and novel genome-wide association with fruit morphology in Capsicum, from 746k polymorphic sites
Capsicum is one of the major vegetable crops grown worldwide. Current subdivision in clades and species is based on morphological traits and coarse sets of genetic markers. Broad variability of fruits has been dr...
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Large scale phenoty** and molecular analysis in a germplasm collection of rocket salad (Eruca vesicaria) reveal a differentiation of the gene pool by geographical origin
Cultivated rocket (Eruca vesicaria) is a leafy vegetable highly appreciated for its health-promoting virtues and consumed both raw and cooked as ready-to-use vegetable. Despite Eruca being cultivated worldwide, o...
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Dissection of heterotic, genotypic and environmental factors influencing the variation of yield components and health-related compounds in chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum)
Chilli pepper is a widely spread vegetable crop and one of the main spices used all over the world. Its properties comprise high antioxidant capacity and content of several healthy-related compounds including ...
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High-Throughput DNA Isolation in Vegetable Crops for Genomics Applications
Isolating high-quality DNA is essential for several applications in molecular biology and genomics. Performing whole-genome sequencing in crops and development of reduced representation genomic libraries for g...
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Methods of Development of Biparental Map** Populations in Horticultural Crops
Biparental map** populations consist of a set of individuals derived from crosses between two parents often belonging to diverse species of a botanical genus and differing in terms of phenotype and traits to...
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Breeding Advances and Prospects in Rocket Salad (Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa Mill.) Cultivation
Cultivated rocket salad (Eruca vesicaria Mill.) is a fast-growing annual herbaceous plant characterized by leaves with a peculiar pungent taste and strong flavor. The crop, native to the Mediterranean Basin and w...
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Pepper and Eggplant Genetic Resources
Peppers (Capsicum spp.) and eggplants (Solanum spp.) are vegetable crops from the Solanaceae family that have spread worldwide and are important as a source of health-related compounds for humans. Several pepper ...
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Host range and molecular ty** of Xanthomonas spp. strains isolated from wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) in Italy
Black rot of crucifers is one of the most important diseases of wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia L. (D.C.)) caused by the seedborne pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. From 2005, it frequently affec...
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Open AccessGenome wide association map** for agronomic, fruit quality, and root architectural traits in tomato under organic farming conditions
Opportunity and challenges of the agriculture scenario of the next decades will face increasing demand for secure food through approaches able to minimize the input to cultivations. Large panels of tomato vari...
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Development, Preparation, and Curation of High-Throughput Phenotypic Data for Genome-Wide Association Studies: A Sample Pipeline in R
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have benefited from the advances of sequencing methods for the generation of high-density genomic data. By bridging genotype to phenotype, several genes have been associa...
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Open AccessWhole-genome resequencing reveals genomic footprints of Italian sweet and hot pepper heirlooms giving insight into genes underlying key agronomic and qualitative traits
Pepper is a major crop species of the Solanaceae family, largely appreciated for its high nutritional and healthy contribution to human diets. In the Mediterranean basin, the favorable pedoclimatic conditions ...
