In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.

Choosing the right tomato plant makes all the difference. From seedling health to climate and space, a few key factors can ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — 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 ...

Tomato plants are easy to grow, but this incredibly simple zip tie hack will help you keep them thriving and free of disease.

The Solanum genus, renowned for its traditional medicinal use, harbours a range of steroidal glycoalkaloids that have emerged as promising antitumour agents. These compounds, isolated from plants such ...

Tropical soda apple, Solanum viarum Dunal, wetland nightshade, S. tampicense Dunal, and turkey berry, S. torvum Swartz, are considered three of Florida's most invasive plant species. These nonnative ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 402, No. 1/2 (May 2016), pp. 27-45 (19 pages) Aims Using Fe- and Mn-deficient Solanum lycopersicum plants, we investigated the effects of Fe and Mn foliar fertilisers, either ...

The Sodom apple has overrun vast swaths of East African savanna and pastureland. Not a true apple, the Sodom apple is a relative of the eggplant that smothers native grasses with its thorny stalks.

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...