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Organism
(ORGA)
last updated: 03 Jul 2020
Solanum melongena
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Spermatophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Solanaceae |
| Genus | Solanum |
| Species | Solanum melongena L. |
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EggplantEN
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AubergineEN
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BrinjalEN
Crops
Domesticated
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Sub-tropical and tropical environments. Eggplants are cold- and frost-sensitive.
30°C is optimal for vegetative growth and 22°C for reproductive phases. Excessive heat and rainfall promote vegetative growth.
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30°C is optimal for vegetative growth and 22°C for reproductive phases. Excessive heat and rainfall promote vegetative growth.
Eggplants are globally cultivated as warm-season annuals and (sub)tropical perennials.
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- Food
Eggplants are diploid with 12 chromosomes (2n = 24) and roughly 24000 predicted genes. The genome size is predicted to be 1.1 - 1.2 Gb (1100 to 1200 Mb).
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- ITIS Report - Solanum melongena (Eggplant) [ English ]
- CABI datasheet - Solanum melongena (aubergine) [ English ]
- Whole-Genome Resequencing of Seven Eggplant (Solanum melongena) and One Wild Relative (S. incanum) Accessions Provides New Insights and Breeding Tools for Eggplant Enhancement.pdf [ English ]
- A chromosome-anchored eggplant genome sequence reveals key events in Solanaceae evolution.pdf [ English ]
- Flowering biology of eggplant.pdf [ English ]
- World Vegetable Center Eggplant Collection - Origin, Composition, Seed Dissemination and Utilization in Breeding.pdf [ English ]
- Agricultural practices, biology and quality of eggplant cultivated in Central Europe - A review.pdf [ English ]
- NCBI Genome - Solanum melongena (eggplant) [ English ]
- Draft Genome Sequence of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) - the Representative Solanum Species Indigenous to the Old World.pdf [ English ]
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| Living Modified Organism | Recipient Organism or Parental Organisms | 1 | |
