Tomatoes are a staple in many home gardens, and for good reason. They’re versatile, delicious, and relatively easy to grow.

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 ...

This conservation underscores the evolutionary preservation of genetic compensation mechanisms within the Solanaceae family, ...

The Solanaceae is a family of flowering plants, many of which are edible, while others are considered poisonous. The family is informally known as the nightshade or potato family.

By combining advanced knowledge of Solanaceae domestication and the plant virosphere, the research proposes using engineered viruses for precise trait breeding to fast-track crop improvement ...

Plants should germinate in a week or two ... Josh has cleared out a bed that hasn’t had any Solanaceae growing in it for a few seasons, including tomatoes or potatoes. “ ...

In Michigan State's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, tomato seedlings are grown for the Last lab's research into the Solanaceae plant family, also known as nightshades.

A pivotal study sheds light on the evolutionary conservation of stem cell homeostasis in Solanaceae ... the continuous and orderly formation of plant organs. This research uncovers the genetic ...