Potato Tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by Harsimran K. Gill, Gurminder Chahil, Gaurav Goyal, Arshdeep Gill, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“… This document provides an overview of the potato tuberworm (Phthorimaea operculella), a pest affecting crops in the Solanaceae family, including potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco. …”
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Biology of Gratiana boliviana, the First Biocontrol Agent Released to Control Tropical Soda Apple in the USA by Julio C. Medal, D. Gandolfo, James P. Cuda

“… Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae), is a perennial weed, native to South America, that has spreading throughout Florida at an alarming rate during the last decade. …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“…It is an important natural enemy of the tobacco hornworm, a detrimental pest species that feeds on many plants in the Solanaceae (tobacco, pepper, tomato, etc.) family. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Christopher D. …”
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Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner) (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) by Kenneth L. Hibbard, William A. Overholt

“…But it can sometimes be a primary pest of certain agricultural crops, most notably plants in the family Solanaceae. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Kenneth L. …”
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Biology of Gratiana boliviana, the First Biocontrol Agent Released to Control Tropical Soda Apple in the USA by Julio C. Medal, D. Gandolfo, James P. Cuda

“… Tropical soda apple (TSA), Solanum viarum Dunal (Solanaceae), is a perennial weed, native to South America, that has spreading throughout Florida at an alarming rate during the last decade. …”
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A Parasitoid Wasp Cotesia congregata (Say) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Christopher D. Crockett, Andrea Lucky, Oscar E. Liburd, Karen M. Kester

“…It is an important natural enemy of the tobacco hornworm, a detrimental pest species that feeds on many plants in the Solanaceae (tobacco, pepper, tomato, etc.) family. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Christopher D. …”
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Blister Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Meloidae) by Richard B. Selander, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Adult beetles are phytophagous, feeding especially on plants in the families Amaranthaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, and Solanaceae. Most adults eat only floral parts, but some, particularly those of Epicauta spp., eat leaves as well. …”
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Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) by Morgan A. Byron, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“….), is a common pest of plants in the family Solanaceae, which includes tobacco, tomato, pepper, eggplant, and various ornamentals and weeds (del Campo and Renwick 1999). …”
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Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner) (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) by Kenneth L. Hibbard, William A. Overholt

“…But it can sometimes be a primary pest of certain agricultural crops, most notably plants in the family Solanaceae. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Kenneth L. …”
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Blister Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Meloidae) by Richard B. Selander, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Adult beetles are phytophagous, feeding especially on plants in the families Amaranthaceae, Compositae, Leguminosae, and Solanaceae. Most adults eat only floral parts, but some, particularly those of Epicauta spp., eat leaves as well. …”
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Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) by Morgan A. Byron, Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman

“….), is a common pest of plants in the family Solanaceae, which includes tobacco, tomato, pepper, eggplant, and various ornamentals and weeds (del Campo and Renwick 1999). …”
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Distribution, Identification and Management of Two-Leaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum), an Invasive Plant in Florida by Stephen H. Brown, Chris Marble, Stephen F. Enloe

“… Two-leaf nightshade, Solanum diphyllum, is a member of the Solanaceae or potato family. It is native to Mexico southwards to Costa Rica. …”
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Enumeration of Antibacterial Activity of Few Medicinal Plants by Bioassay Method by B. Uma Reddy

“…The alcoholic extract of Tagetes erecta L (Asteraceae), Argemone mexicana L (Papavaraceae), Datura stramonium L. (Solanaceae) and Tylophora indica (Burm.f.) Merr. (Asclepiadaceae) were evaluated for antibacterial activity using broth dilution bioassay method. …”
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Keiferia azapaensis sp. nov., the first representative of the New World micromoth genus Keiferia Busck (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) associated with a member of Asteraceae by Héctor Vargas

“…Like the tomato pinworm, K. lycopersicella (Walsingham, 1897), all the species of Keiferia, whose host plants have been documented, are associated exclusively with members of the family Solanaceae.Keiferia azapaensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated, based on adults reared from leaf miner larvae collected on the shrub Trixis cacalioides (Kunth) D. …”
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Distribution, Identification and Management of Two-Leaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum), an Invasive Plant in Florida by Stephen H. Brown, Chris Marble, Stephen F. Enloe

“… Two-leaf nightshade, Solanum diphyllum, is a member of the Solanaceae or potato family. It is native to Mexico southwards to Costa Rica. …”
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UPLC-HRESI-MS and GC-MS analysis of the leaves of Nicotiana glauca by Massadeh Rafeef K., El-Elimat Tamam, Al-Gharaibeh Mohammad, Tawaha Khaled, Alali Feras Q.

“…The alkaloid-rich fraction obtained by fractionation of the crude methanolic extract of the leaves of wild tobacco tree Nicotiana glauca Graham (Solanaceae) was analyzed using UPLC-MS and GC-MS. Anabasine, a piperidine alkaloid, was identified as the major constituent with approximately 60 % (m/m) of the alkaloid-rich fraction. …”
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Effect of Withania Somnifera Root Powder on the Levels of Circulatory Lipid Peroxidation and Liver Marker Enzymes in Chronic Hyperammonemia by B. Harikrishnan, P. Subramanian, S. Subash

“…Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Solanaceae), commonly called Ashwagandha (Sanskrit) is an Ayurvedic Indian medicinal plant, which has been widely used as a home remedy for several ailments. …”
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A protocol for analysis of the quantitative characteristics of leaf pubescence in potato by A. V. Doroshkov, M. A. Genaev, D. A. Afonnikov

“…It is involved in protection against adverse biotic and abiotic environmental factors. In Solanaceae, to which belongs the potato Solanum tuberosum L., leaf pubescence appears as multicellular unbranched trichomes of diverse size and morphology. …”
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Biological Properties, Bioactive Constituents, and Pharmacokinetics of Some Capsicum spp. and Capsaicinoids by Gaber, El-Saber Batiha, Ali, Alqahtani, Oluwafemi, Adeleke Ojo, Hazem M., Shaheen, Lamiaa, Wasef, Mahmoud, Elzeiny, Mahmoud, Ismail, Mahmoud, Shalaby, Toshihiro, Murata, Adrian, Zaragoza-Bastida, Nallely, Rivero-Perez, Amany, Magdy Beshbishy, Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Philippe, Jeandet, and Helal F., Hetta

“…Pepper originated from the Capsicum genus, which is recognized as one of the most predominant and globally distributed genera of the Solanaceae family. It is a diverse genus, consisting of more than 31 different species including five domesticated species, Capsicum baccatum, C. annuum, C. pubescen, C. frutescens, and C. chinense. …”
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Phytochelatins: Advances in Tomato Research by Deyvid Novaes Marques, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Fernando Angelo Piotto, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

“…Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), which is considered one of the more important and widely cultivated crop members of the family Solanaceae, exhibits numerous biochemical mechanisms to alleviate the stress produced by various biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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