Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and ...

Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on potato plants. A new and ...

The researchers have named the plant Solanum plastisexum, the second part of which is derived from a Greek root meaning “moldable” or “changeable,” combined with the Latin word for sex.

The pungent aroma of allium plants, specifically garlic ( Allium sativum) and onion ( Allium cepa ), makes them a great ...

A team of ecologists and entomologists affiliated with several institutions in Brazil, working with a colleague from Mexico, ...

It’s a particularly prickly issue in the nightshade family, which includes important plants in the genus Solanum like the potato, the tomato and the aubergine. This is because traits that increase the ...

To eavesdrop on plants, Lilach Hadany at Tel-Aviv University in Israel and her colleagues placed tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants in small boxes kitted out with ...