Datos Spectrum

Development of Biotechnological Tools for the Genetic Improvement of Pepino (Solanum Muricatum) and Tree Tomato (S.betaceum)

“…In several countries outside the region of origin, pepino is grown under the protected cultivation system, using production systems similar to commercial crops such as tomatoes and peppers (Rodríguez-Burruezo et al, 2011). Under this protected cultivation system, the pepino is affected by several types of pests and diseases, which are the prominent limiting factors for its production.…”

“…The pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton), also known as "pepino dulce" or "sweet cucumber", is a vegetatively propagated vegetable crop native to the Andean region grown for its fruits . Pepino fruits are fleshy, typically of a golden yellow color with purple stripes, and can be consumed as a fresh table fruit in the case of cultivars that have more aromatic and sweet fruits, or as a vegetable in salads, for cultivars with less sweet and more acid fruits (Rodríguez-Burruezo et al, 2011). Although pepino cultivation has been mainly restricted to the Andean region, in the last decades there has been a…”

“…growing interest in several countries from the Mediterranean region, as well as in China, Japan, New Zealand, or the USA, in introducing pepino as a new vegetable crop (Rodríguez-Burruezo et al, 2011;Herraiz et al, 2015a;Gurung et al, 2016;Kim et al, 2017). However, the introduction of pepino in other countries outside its region of origin is threatened due to susceptibility to pests and diseases of tomato , which is phylogenetically closely related to pepino (Herraiz et al, 2015a(Herraiz et al, , 2016a.…”

“…In the Mediterranean region, pepino is mostly grown as a greenhouse crop, following agricultural practices similar to those of tomato (Prohens et al, 1999;Rodríguez-Burruezo et al, 2011). Under these protected cultivation conditions, we have identified two fungal and two viral pathogens that affect tomato (Lahoz et al, 2015), namely Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.…”

“…lycopersici (FOL), Verticillium dahliae (VE), pepino mosaic virus (PepMV), and tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), that potentially could cause significant damage to pepino crops (Ge et al, 2012;. Although late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is a serious disease of pepino in its region of origin (Adler et al, 2002), in the Mediterranean area is infrequent in tomato (Lahoz et al, 2015), probably because most of its cultivation, like that of pepino (Rodríguez-Burruezo et al, 2011), is under controlled greenhouse conditions that do not favour its spread.…”