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Draft genome sequence of Solanum aethiopicum provides insights into disease resistance, drought tolerance, and the evolution of the genome

The African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) is a nutritious traditional vegetable used in many African countries, including Uganda and Nigeria. It is thought to have been domesticated in Africa from its wild relative, Solanum anguivi. S. aethiopicum has been routinely used as a source of disease resi...

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Main Authors: Bo Song, Yue Song, Yuan Fu, Kizito, Elizabeth Balyejusa, Kamenya, Sandra Ndagire, Kabod, Pamela Nahamya, Huan Liu, Muthemba, Samuel, Kariba, Robert, Njuguna, Joyce N., Maina, Solomon, Stomeo, Francesca, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Hendre, Prasad S, Xiaoli Chen, Wenbin Chen, Xiuli Li, Wenjing Sun, Sibo Wang, Shifeng Cheng, Muchugi, Alice, Jamnadass, Ramni, Shapiro, Howard-Yana, Deynze, Allen van, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Xun Xu, Odeny, Damaris Achieng, Xin Liu
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
Subjects:
disease resistance
drought
drought tolerance
evolution
tolerance
solanum
solanum aethiopicum
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129529
Summary:The African eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum) is a nutritious traditional vegetable used in many African countries, including Uganda and Nigeria. It is thought to have been domesticated in Africa from its wild relative, Solanum anguivi. S. aethiopicum has been routinely used as a source of disease resistance genes for several Solanaceae crops, including Solanum melongena. A lack of genomic resources has meant that breeding of S. aethiopicum has lagged behind other vegetable crops.

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