Crops
Eggplant
(Solanum melongena)
- Type of vegetable : fruit
- Optimum growth pH range : 5.5-6.8
- Optimum growth temperature range : 21-30°C
- Organic matter requirements : demanding plant
- Rooting : medium (90 to 120 cm)
- Special requirements : indifferent to photoperiodism. Very well suited to Mayotte.
- Seed characteristics
- Number of seeds per gram : 200 - 250
- Nursery : Yes
- Seeding depth : 12 mm
- Line spacing : 100 cm
- Interplant : 50 cm
- Notes : Double line planting also: 50x75 and 120 between the double lines
- Seed germination time
| 20°C | 25°C | 30°C |
| 13 d | 8 d | 5 d |
- Duration of the crop cycle under optimal growing conditions
| Nursery | Field |
Pollination at commercial maturity |
| 35-50 d | 60-80 d | 25-40 d |
- Optimal storage conditions
| Temperatures | Relative humidity | Average shelf life |
| 12°C | 90-95% | 1 to 2 weeks |