The genus Solanum, part of the Solanaceae family, is one of the largest and most diverse plant genera in the world, encompassing over 1,200 species, including economically significant crops like ...

Fruits of plants in the genus Solanum are incredibly diverse in color and size. A new family tree of this genus, created by a team led by Penn State researchers, helps explain this striking ...

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.

Black nightshade plants (Solanum nigrum) that were no longer able to produce the protein and thus the steroidal saponins were more susceptible to insects such as leafhoppers and Colorado potato ...