Genome-Wide Analysis of Genes and Functional Characterization of in Eggplant Fruit Implications for Crop Improvement and Nutritional Enhancement.

represents a substantial gene family that plays diverse roles in plant development. In this study, 102 genes were identified from eggplant fruit and classified into 31 subfamilies. Analysis indicated that segmental duplication events played a pivotal role in the expansion of the gene family.

Eggplant transcription factor SmMYB5 integrates jasmonate and light signaling during anthocyanin biosynthesis.

Low light conditions severely suppress anthocyanin synthesis in fruit skins, leading to compromised fruit quality in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) production. In this study, we found that exogenous methyl-jasmonate (MeJA) application can effectively rescue the poor coloration of the eggplant pericarp under low light conditions.