Association analyses reveal both anthropic and environmental selective events during eggplant domestication.

Authors: Omondi, Emmanuel, Barchi, Lorenzo, Gaccione, Luciana, Portis, Ezio, Toppino, Laura, Tassone, Maria Rosaria, Alonso, David, Prohens, Jaime, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Schafleitner, Roland, van Zonneveld, Maarten, Giuliano, Giovanni

Source: Plant Journal; Feb2025, Vol. 121 Issue 3, p1-17, 17p

Subject Terms: EGGPLANT, GENOME-wide association studies, ABIOTIC stress, GENE clusters, PHENOTYPES, NATURAL selection, AGRICULTURE

Geographic Terms: INDIA, ASIA, SOUTHEAST Asia

Scrapped but not neglected: Insights into the composition, molecular modulation and antioxidant capacity of phenols in peel of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruits at different developmental stages

Authors: Lo Scalzo, Roberto, Florio, Francesco E., Fibiani, Marta, Speranza, Giovanna, Rabuffetti, Marco, Gattolin, Stefano, Toppino, Laura, Rotino, Giuseppe L.

Source: In Plant Physiology and Biochemistry October 2021 167:678-690

Improved genome assembly and pan‐genome provide key insights into eggplant domestication and breeding

Authors: Barchi, Lorenzo, Rabanus‐Wallace, Mark Timothy, Prohens, Jaime, Toppino, Laura, Padmarasu, Sudharsan, Portis, Ezio, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Stein, Nils, Lanteri, Sergio, Giuliano, Giovanni

Source: Plant journal. 107(2):579-596

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Transcriptomics reveal new insights into molecular regulation of nitrogen use efficiency in Solanum melongena

Authors: Mauceri, Antonio, Abenavoli, Maria Rosa, Toppino, Laura, Panda, Sayantan, Mercati, Francesco, Aci, Meriem Miyassa, Aharoni, Asaph, Sunseri, Francesco, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Lupini, Antonio

Source: Journal of experimental botany. 72(12):4237-4253

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Genetic variation in eggplant for Nitrogen Use Efficiency under contrasting NO3‐ supply

Authors: Mauceri, Antonio, Bassolino, Laura, Lupini, Antonio, Badeck, Franz, Rizza, Fulvia, Schiavi, Massimo, Toppino, Laura, Abenavoli, Maria Rosa, Rotino, Giuseppe L., Sunseri, Francesco

Source: Journal of integrative plant biology. 62(4):487-508

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A chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution

Authors: Barchi, Lorenzo, Pietrella, Marco, Venturini, Luca, Minio, Andrea, Toppino, Laura, Acquadro, Alberto, Andolfo, Giuseppe, Aprea, Giuseppe, Avanzato, Carla, Bassolino, Laura, Comino, Cinzia, Molin, Alessandra, Ferrarini, Alberto, Maor, Louise, Portis, Ezio, Reyes-Chin-Wo, Sebastian, Rinaldi, Riccardo, Sala, Tea, Scaglione, Davide, Sonawane, Prashant, Tononi, Paola, Almekias-Siegl, Efrat, Zago, Elisa, Ercolano, Maria, Aharoni, Asaph, Delledonne, Massimo, Giuliano, Giovanni, Lanteri, Sergio, Rotino, Giuseppe

Source: Scientific reports. 9(1):1-13

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Analysis of >3400 worldwide eggplant accessions reveals two independent domestication events and multiple migration‐diversification routes.

Authors: Barchi, Lorenzo, Aprea, Giuseppe, Rabanus‐Wallace, M. Timothy, Toppino, Laura, Alonso, David, Portis, Ezio, Lanteri, Sergio, Gaccione, Luciana, Omondi, Emmanuel, van Zonneveld, Maarten, Schafleitner, Roland, Ferrante, Paola, Börner, Andreas, Stein, Nils, Díez, Maria José, Lefebvre, Veronique, Salinier, Jérémy, Boyaci, Hatice Filiz, Finkers, Richard, Brouwer, Matthijs

Source: Plant Journal; Dec2023, Vol. 116 Issue 6, p1667-1680, 14p

Subject Terms: EGGPLANT, DATABASES, SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, GENOTYPES

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Asia, SOUTHEAST Asia

Molecular dynamics of pre-germinative metabolism in primed eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) seeds

Authors: Forti, Chiara, Ottobrino, Valentino, Bassolino, Laura, Toppino, Laura, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Pagano, Andrea, Macovei, Anca, Balestrazzi, Alma

Source: Horticulture research. 7(1)

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Conventional and new genetic resources for an eggplant breeding revolution.

Authors: Gramazio, Pietro, Alonso, David, Arrones, Andrea, Villanueva, Gloria, Plazas, Mariola, Toppino, Laura, Barchi, Lorenzo, Portis, Ezio, Ferrante, Paola, Lanteri, Sergio, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Giuliano, Giovanni, Vilanova, Santiago, Prohens, Jaime

Source: Journal of Experimental Botany; 10/31/2023, Vol. 74 Issue 20, p6285-6305, 21p

Subject Terms: EGGPLANT, GERMPLASM, CLIMATE change adaptation, CLIMATE change, GENETIC variation

Assessment of new genetic resources to uncover potential nematode resistance traits for eggplant (Solanum melongena) improvement.

Authors: Caliskan, Selda¹ (AUTHOR), Toppino, Laura² (AUTHOR) laura.toppino@crea.gov.it, Boyaci, Hatice Filiz³ (AUTHOR), Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo² (AUTHOR), Cebeci, Esra¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Phytoparasitica. Sep2023, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p841-854. 14p.

Subject Terms: *EGGPLANT, *GERMPLASM, *SUSTAINABILITY, *ROOT-knot nematodes, *ENVIRONMENTAL health, *GALLS (Botany)

QTL analysis reveals new eggplant loci involved in resistance to fungal wilts

Authors: Barchi, Lorenzo, Toppino, Laura, Valentino, Danila, Bassolino, Laura, Portis, Ezio, Lanteri, Sergio, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo

Source: Euphytica. 214(2)

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A Genomic BSAseq Approach for the Characterization of QTLs Underlying Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum in Eggplant.

Authors: Tassone, Maria Rosaria, Bagnaresi, Paolo, Desiderio, Francesca, Bassolino, Laura, Barchi, Lorenzo, Florio, Francesco Elia, Sunseri, Francesco, Sirangelo, Tiziana Maria, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Toppino, Laura

Source: Cells (2073-4409); Aug2022, Vol. 11 Issue 16, p2548, 21p

Subject Terms: FUSARIUM oxysporum, EGGPLANT, CHROMOSOMES, SPECIES, GENE mapping, GENOMES

ISSR and Isozyme Characterization of Androgenetic Dihaploids Reveals Tetrasomic inheritance in Tetraploid Somatic Hybrids between Solanum melongena and Solanum aethiopicum Group Gilo.

Authors: Toppino, Laura, Mennella, Giuseppe, Rizza, Fulvia

Source: Journal of Heredity; May/June 2008, Vol. 99 Issue 3, p304-315, 12p

Molecular Mechanisms Driving the Unusual Pigmentation Shift in Eggplant Fruit Development

Authors: Panda, Sayantan, Chappell-Maor, Louise, Alejandro de Haro, Luis, Jozwiak, Adam, Gharat, Sachin A., Kazachkova, Yana, Cai, Jianghua, Vainer, Andrii, Toppino, Laura, Sehrawat, Urmila, Wizler, Guy, Pliner, Margarita, Meir, Sagit, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Yasuor, Hagai, Rogachev, Ilana, Aharoni, Asaph

Source: Plant Communications; 20250101, Issue: Preprints

Identification of SNP and SSR markers in eggplant using RAD tag sequencing

Authors: Valè Giampiero, Acquadro Alberto, Portis Ezio, Lanteri Sergio, Barchi Lorenzo, Toppino Laura, Rotino Giuseppe

Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 304 (2011)

Subject Terms: Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/304; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7e2f2892a9d34511b15a91c877749ba7

Gene-based microsatellite development for mapping and phylogeny studies in eggplant

Authors: Rotino Giuseppe, Toppino Laura, Portis Ezio, Stàgel Anikò, Lanteri Sergio

Source: BMC Genomics, Vol 9, Iss 1, p 357 (2008)

Subject Terms: Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Genetics, QH426-470

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/9/357; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2164

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b00e6e48e5c34c57abc72748405beb1c

An Eggplant Recombinant Inbred Population Allows the Discovery of Metabolic QTLs Controlling Fruit Nutritional Quality.

Authors: Sulli, Maria, Barchi, Lorenzo, Toppino, Laura, Diretto, Gianfranco, Sala, Tea, Lanteri, Sergio, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Giuliano, Giovanni

Source: Frontiers in Plant Science; 5/17/2021, Vol. 12, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 17p

Subject Terms: EGGPLANT, FRUIT quality, METABOLIC regulation, PHENOTYPIC plasticity, LIQUID chromatography, MASS spectrometry

Hydropriming Applied on Fast Germinating Solanum villosum Miller Seeds: Impact on Pre-germinative Metabolism.

Authors: Forti, Chiara, Ottobrino, Valentino, Doria, Enrico, Bassolino, Laura, Toppino, Laura, Rotino, Giuseppe Leonardo, Pagano, Andrea, Macovei, Anca, Balestrazzi, Alma

Source: Frontiers in Plant Science; 3/25/2021, Vol. 11, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 10p

Subject Terms: EGGPLANT, GERMINATION, SOLANUM, SEED technology, METABOLISM, REACTIVE oxygen species, VITAMIN E, CHLOROGENIC acid

Reversible male sterility in eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.) by artificial microRNA-mediated silencing of general transcription factor genes.

Authors: Toppino, Laura¹ (AUTHOR), Kooiker, Maarten² (AUTHOR), Lindner, Matias² (AUTHOR), Dreni, Ludovico² (AUTHOR), Rotino, Giuseppe L.¹ (AUTHOR), Kater, Martin M.² (AUTHOR)

Source: Plant Biotechnology Journal. Aug2011, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p684-692. 12p.

Subject Terms: *MALE sterility in plants, *EGGPLANT, *RNA, *PLANT gene silencing, *TRANSCRIPTION factors, *TRANSGENIC plants, *ETHANOL

Inheritance of Fusarium wilt resistance introgressed from Solanum aethiopicum Gilo and Aculeatum groups into cultivated eggplant ( S. melongena) and development of associated PCR-based markers.

Authors: Toppino, Laura¹, Valè, Giampiero² gp.vale@iol.it, Rotino, Giuseppe¹ giuseppeleonardo.rotino@entecra.it

Source: Molecular Breeding. Oct2008, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p237-250. 14p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 5 Charts.

Subject Terms: *DISEASE resistance of plants, *EGGPLANT, *WILT diseases, *BIOMARKERS, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *FUSARIUM oxysporum, *PLANT genetics, *SOMATIC hybrids