A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...
Q: The cherry-like things in the photo are growing on my potato plants. Do you know what they are? – Carol S. Potato seed balls are seen in this reader-submitted photo. A: I’ve gotten many questions ...
It is not how plants are organized. In botany, a fruit is the mature structure that develops from the flower of a plant after ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on ...