Science

Charles Heiser and Gregory Anderson explain why the tomato and tree tomato have been returned to the genus Solanum.

Clade-oriented database dedicated to the biology of the Solanaceae family which includes many agronomically important species such as tomato, potato, tobacco, eggplant, pepper, and the ornamental Petunia hybrida.

Atlas Obscura reports on the history of public perceptions of the tomato.

Group seeks to elucidate the complete DNA sequence of the potato genome (850 Mbp).

Article explains the significance of Solanum jamesii, aka the Four Corners potato, which has sustained Indigenous people in the American Southwest for 11,000 years; USDA is now studying its 8-year shelf life, and its resistance to disease, heat, and drought.