Nitric oxide (NO) is an antitumour molecule produced in activated macrophages and Solanum nigrum is a plant used in oriental medicine to treat tumours. In this study using mouse peritoneal macrophages ...

Figure 1: Genomic landscape of S. pennellii chromosome 1. Figure 2: Expression of cuticle biosynthesis–related genes. Figure 3: Chromosome mapping of stress-related candidate genes. The genome of S.

The genus Solanum represents one of the most diverse and economically significant groups within the Solanaceae. Its extensive species diversity encompasses important food crops, wild relatives and ...

This synopsis of the taxonomy of Solanum L. Section Solanum recognises 14 species in South America, with additional infra-specific taxa. Two new combinations have been made, S. polytrichostylum Bitt.

About 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this ...

Hawaii: cooked leaves and branches eaten. India (Bombay Presidency): leaves and fruit eaten; (Deccan): herb eaten; (Rajasthan, western): leaves and fruit used a vegetable; ripe fruit eaten raw.

Belonging to the potato family (Solanaceae) it has deep purple-blue, slightly scented flowers borne in large clusters from summer to autumn; similar to the flowers on potato plants. Each flower has ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — In the monsoon tropics of northern Australia, a little plant with prickles, gray-green leaves and purple flowers sprouted. It did not have a name, and it confounded scientists: ...

'Wonder cures', 'immunity boosters', our Internet search terms have changed over the past few weeks, almost ever since the Covid-19 threat has acquired significance. Even before these uncertain times, ...

Photo of Solanum scalarium, a newly-described bush tomato species from the Northern Territory, Australia, showing the unusual ladder-like arrangement of prickles on male floral stems. Plants grown in ...