Terung Asam Sarawak (Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal.), also known as terung Dayak or sour eggplant is one of the largest indigenous crops in Sarawak. It has slowly gained a significant commercial importance Malaysia especially East Malaysia. There have been several studies on last few decades but mainly focus plant vernacular and morphology with only some focusing fruits. The agronomic practices unt...

Two experiments were done to determine the susceptibility of six wild potato accessions to the aphids Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Thomas) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Densities of aphid colonies were compared between caged Solanum pinnatisectum Dunal (Solanales: Solanaceae), S. polyadenium Greenmam, S. tarijense Hawkes, S. infundibuliforme Philippi, S. oplocense Hawkes, and S...

Medicinal plants are valuable and used for the synthesis of numerous drugs. Indigenous plants are traditionally used against various ailments. Present work is based on the research conducted on methanolic crude plant extracts of three medicinal plants of family solanaceae i.e. leaves of Datura inoxia Mill., Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal and Solanum surrattense were screened to investigate the b...