Taxon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Nov. 19, 2024
The nightshades (Solanaceae) are one of the most economically important plant families used as food crops, horticultural resources well medicines. family is globally distributed and currently includes 106 genera c. 2700 species. More about discovered every day, with much ongoing research taking place across globe. In past 2.5 years alone, 3 new 80 species have been described in Solanaceae (e.g., Orejuela & al., 2022; Dillon, 2023; Wang 2024), several genomes, pangenomes even a super-pangenome published Tang Bozan Li Lin Wu 2023a), morphological features such tuberous roots tribe Physalideae (Wang 2024) resin glands Solanum (da Silva-Sampaio 2021). To celebrate advance our knowledge family, we pleased to announce virtual special issue Taxon entitled "Solanaceae IX: Systematics, genomics, evolution". We invite submissions diverse list topics submission deadline on 28th February 2025. will be virtual, which means that articles released soon they accepted brought together into once all published. Manuscripts can submitted reference Special cover letter. All manuscript types (research articles, review perspectives, nomenclatural papers). theme purposely broad include any biological advances family. encourage high-quality global interest manuscripts, focused nightshade whether field taxonomy, nomenclature, phylogenetics/phylogenomics, phylogeography, morphology, anatomy, reproductive biology, development, cytogenetics, cytogenomics, phytochemistry, metabolomics, paleobotany, biogeography. Below outline main themes issue. Genomic fast accumulating (Sanatombi, 2024). data helping us understand genetic control traits He 2023) create tools for more effective crop breeding (Wu 2023b; Martina Data from chromosome studies cytogenetics potential provide perspective interpreting genome evolution organization (Deanna 2022). Beyond this, cytogenomic integrating molecular cytogenetic genomics comprehensively characterize variations identify accurately genomic changes associated ploidy events (Bombarely 2016; 2018). increased ease sequencing has enabled gain detailed nuanced understanding evolutionary relationships within over Gagnon Powell Huang Messeder still learned intricate between populations, species, genera, tribes Increased sampling revealing or confirming old ones revealed frequent cases discordance nuclear organellar genomes. These modern, densely sampled phylogenies insights processes underlie lineage diversification Solanaceae. terms nothing out reach nightshades. array plants, desert herbs Nolana) epiphytes Doselia) large trees some Solanum, Sessea). Careful anatomical needed fully structures, their function, homology da Silva Sampaio 2021; Figueroa Falcão 2003). Morphological linked recently phytochemistry human use. Phytochemical largely two secondary metabolites, tropane alkaloids glycoalkaloids, both useful humans. Micromorphology histochemistry gained popularity discovering function particular like trichomes Munien 2015). Phytochemistry continues attract interest, recent findings alkaloid biosynthesis genes Yang Zhang 2023), describing toxicity saponins (e.g, Lima Bezerra potentially uses glycoalkaloids medicine pesticides (Zhao Ostreikova Underlying many above taxonomic diversity With Solanaceae, not yet reached plateau expected coming years. Along being described, typifications combinations proposals conserve names Barboza Pretz Deanna, 2020; Alaria 2022), essential achieving stable nomenclature Multiple sources evidence considered resolve conflicts phylogenetics morphology Progress made mapping onto Hilgenhof building synthesis (https://about.worldfloraonline.org/tens/solanaceaesource-org), completing floristic accounts Palchetti Brazil Flora Group, Biogeographic allowed reconstruct shaped distribution Dupin 2017; Tovar Backes 2023). Coupling these fossil provided much-enhanced history through time Deanna Our ability use programmes depends biology plants genotype-to-phenotype interaction. Studies self-compatibility, pollination dispersal systems, seed germination continue reveal interesting mechanisms differences closely related 2016). Developmental aim discover pathways behind traits, including establishment specialized cell types, tissues, organs during life – underlying Hernández-Ciro Pabón-Mora, 2024; Satterlee
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