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Eggplant shelf life

Solanum melongena L.

Eggplant shelf life is a qualitative characteristic of a cultivar's potential, having no standardized quantitative metrics or normalized units of measurement in agronomy.

In the reference 74 varieties crop Eggplant, where this is mentioned in the description.

For the eggplant crop, the concept of shelf life is descriptive in nature and is primarily evaluated through fruit marketability indicators, such as the presence of mechanical damage, degree of firmness, surface condition, and compliance with technical maturity. Unlike long-storage crops, eggplant shelf life is considered as the ability to maintain quality for short periods after harvest.

The lack of strictly established criteria is due to the fact that eggplant fruits are highly perishable. The main factors reducing the storage potential of the produce are abiotic stresses during the growing season, mineral nutrition conditions, and fruit overripening, which leads to hardening of the flesh, development of bitterness, and rapid loss of commercial appearance.

General information about the subject — on the page Keeping quality.

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Varieties of Eggplant mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

GALINE'

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

UNICOPA/CLAUSE

ES FR HR HU SI SK
9 records

Epic

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMINIS VEGETABLE SEEDS, NL

BG FR HR PL
8 records

Sharapova

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

NL
7 records

Destan

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Herlaar Frits

NL UA
7 records

Vernal

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Vilmorin, F

FR UA
8 records

Angela

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
8 records

Fabina

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

HM.CLAUSE

ES FR
6 records

Bartok

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

FRITS HERLAAR

NL UA
6 records

Anatolia

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.

NL UA
7 records

Nadia

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR HR
5 records

Esmeralda

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
5 records

Tracey

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
7 records

SV1574EV

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL UA
7 records

Fantastic

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.

ES NL
4 records

Nerea

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
5 records

Lydia

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
6 records

Brigitte

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Kees Reinink

NL UA
5 records

Nite Lady

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

NL PT
4 records

Epic F 1

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Seminis Vegetables (NL)

SI UA
2 records

Valentina

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

IT NL
4 records

Black Beauty

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

BG IT
4 records

Black Gem

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
5 records

Amalia

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
4 records

Minerva

Active

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Szell Levente

RO UA
4 records