The pepino(Solanum muricatum, Solanaceae): A “New” crop with a history

Prohens, Jaime; Martínez, Juan José Ruiz; Nuez, F.

doi:10.1007/bf02866518

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“…The pepino (Solanum muricatum) is an herbaceous crop cultivated in pre Columbian times for its juicy fruits [1]. Pepino is a fruit plant with a sweet smell and yellow coating color with purple stripes [3].…”

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Morphogenetic Study of Pepino and Other Members of Solanaceae Family

Ahmad¹,

Khan²,

Muhammad³

et al. 2014

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This paper reports the findings regarding morphology, DNA markers and fruit quality of Solanum muricatum L., a newly introduced fruit in Hazara University, Pakistan, and other locally grown members of the Solanaceae family. In this study, RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic NA) based PCR report on phylogenetic affinities of pepino with brinjal, chilies, potato and tomato was also included. Total genomic DNA was isolated and 120 arbitrary decamers were applied to the genomic DNA of all these species. Only five out of the 120 decamers produced 27 polymorphic loci with the range of 400 -1400 bp. We observed the specificity of markers, and primer B-08 amplified 700 bp locus linked to Solanum muricatum L., (Pepino), which could be used to identify this particular species of this family. Cluster analysis was also performed using the DNAMAN software (version 5.2.2.0) against the bivariate data collected from the products of several decamers. The UPGMA (Unweighted pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean) analyses depicted three distinct groups, i.e. group I sorted out brinjal-tomato, group II sorted out chili-potato and pepino sorted out into its independent group III. Though on the basis of morphological traits pepino clustered with tomato, its DNA analyses proved it as a distinct species, far more related to the tomato. Moreover a total six parameters in biochemical analysis were studied, which revealed that pepino is a juicy fruit with maximum 93.25% moisture. This study could be helpful to maximize the new crop pepino in Pakistan.

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Morphogenetic Study of Pepino and Other Members of Solanaceae Family

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Khan²,

Muhammad³

et al. 2014

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“…Recently, the pepino has been common in markets in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile and grown commercially in Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, primarily for export to the USA and Europe. Commercial production has also been attempted in New Zealand, with most exports reaching the Japanese market (Prohens et al, 1996).…”

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An introduction to Pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton): Review

Gurung¹,

Chakravarty²,

Chhetri³

et al. 2016

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“…The crop is often considered as non-climacteric fruit but some cultivars also behave as climacteric. The crop generally prefers warmth climatic conditions however if cut back even at a suboptimal temperature (< -3°C), it can survive (Prohens et al 1996). The analysis of the weather parameters during its growth and development periods (2014-15 and 2015-16) …”

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Pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.): A potential future crop for subtropics

Kumar¹,

Adak²,

Rajan³

2017

Trop. Plant Res.

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Pepino (Solanum muricatum) is an Andean region's crop, originated from South America. The crop has medicinal values and underutilized for its cultivation. It has a wider adaptability across the different locations of Spain, New Zealand, Turkey, Israel, USA, Japan etc. The crop can be grown under diverse soil and climatic conditions in India also. Its fruits are juicy, mild-sweet, sub-acidic and aromatic berry which are rich in antiglycative, antioxidant, dietary fibres and low calorific energy. Fruit is visually attractive with golden yellow colour with purple stripes. The crop was evaluated for its growth and development at ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Rehmankhera, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India (planted in the month of October, 2014). The results of the study exhibited its adaptation to climatic conditions of subtropics with higher yield and acceptable fruit quality.

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The pepino(Solanum muricatum, Solanaceae): A “New” crop with a history

Cited by 61 publications

References 19 publications

Morphogenetic Study of Pepino and Other Members of Solanaceae Family

Morphogenetic Study of Pepino and Other Members of Solanaceae Family

An introduction to Pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton): Review

Pepino (Solanum muricatum Ait.): A potential future crop for subtropics

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