| Title |
Wild Relatives of the Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.: Solanaceae): New Understanding of Species Names in a Complex Group
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0057039 |
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| Authors |
Sandra Knapp, Maria S. Vorontsova, Jaime Prohens |
| Abstract |
The common or brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) belongs to the Leptostemonum Clade (the "spiny" solanums) of the species-rich genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Unlike most of the genus, the eggplant and its relatives are from the Old World; most eggplant wild relatives are from Africa. An informal system for naming eggplant wild relatives largely based on crossing and other biosystematics data has been in use for approximately a decade. This system recognises several forms of two broadly conceived species, S. incanum L. and S. melongena. Recent morphological and molecular work has shown that species-level differences exist between these entities, and a new species-level nomenclature has been identified as necessary for plant breeders and for the maintenance of accurately named germplasm. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Gambia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 184 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 15% |
| Researcher | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 44 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 112 | 57% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 51 | 26% |