[ES] España es el quinto país con mayor producción mundial de pimiento (Capsicum annuum L.) para consumo fresco. Además, es un centro de diversidad de esta especie, presentando multitud de variedades tradicionales adaptadas ...

[EN] BACKGROUND: Tomatoes are an important source of antioxidants (carotenoids, vitamin C, etc.) owing to their high level of consumption. There is great interest in developing cultivars with increased levels of lycopene, ...

[EN] The wild species Solanum incanum has been used as a donor parent for the development of a set of eggplant introgression lines (ILs), which are of interest for breeding for stress tolerances and relevant morpho-agronomic ...

[EN] Wall rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) is a wild vegetable with the potential to become a crop of high antioxidant quality. The main bioactive compounds include ascorbic acid (AA), sinigrin, and a high content of total ...

[ES] El tomate es considerado una de las hortalizas más consumidas en todo el mundo y con un alto valor económico. Su demanda ha ido aumentando con el paso del tiempo y con ella su cultivo y posterior comercio. Una parte ...

[EN] An essential step in many plant breeding programmes is the morphoagronomic phenotyping of the materials that are being developed, using standardized descriptors or, when not available, as it is the case of new crops, ...

Recientemente se ha demostrado la importancia de las vitaminas y carotenoides del tomate en la prevención de enfermedades degenerativas, por lo que resultaría de gran interés mejorar el contenido de estos compuestos en ...

[EN] Peppers (Capsicum sp.) are used both as vegetables and/or spice and their fruits are used in a plethora of recipes, contributing to their flavor and aroma. Among flavor-related traits, pungency (capsaicinoids) and ...

[EN] BACKGROUND In recent years, the acreage used for organic agriculture and the demand for organic fruit and vegetables have increased considerably. Given this scenario, landraces, such as Capsicum landraces, can provide ...